Versager

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,311

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Versager is aGermannoun. It means: Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]. Often confused with versagt and versauen.

Key facts for Versager
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HeadwordVersager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,311
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Versager in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Versager is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,311 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Versager, with forms such as "evrsager", "verasger", and "verrsager". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "versagt", "versauen", "versagte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Versager, spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt
  2. 2
    etwas, das nicht den Anforderungen entspricht und/oder den erhofften Erfolg hat
  3. 3
    plötzliches, meist kurzes Aussetzen oder Versagen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrsager,verasger,verrsager,versaegr,versagerr,versagger,versagre,versgaer,verssager,vesrager,vresager,vversager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Versager

Misspelling Variants of "Versager"

evrsager8verasger8verrsager9versaegr8versagerr9versagger9versagre8versgaer8
Misspelling Variants of "Versager"

Frequency rank: #16,311 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Versager"?
"Versager" is spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ].
What does "Versager" mean?
As a noun, "Versager" means: Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt
What words are commonly confused with "Versager"?
"Versager" is commonly confused with "versagt", "versauen", "versagte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Versager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versager" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versager" come from?
"Versager" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.