Versager
[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]
The verdict
“Versager” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,311. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,311
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt
Corpus desk
Index DE-versager · Versager · German
Versager · rank #16,311 · 12 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,311
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Valencia
Nearest frequency peer: Valencia (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Versager”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unruhig
unruhig
83,693 corpus weight
- unterlegen
unterlegen
83,692 corpus weight
- Valencia
Valencia
83,691 corpus weight
- Versager
Versager
83,690 corpus weight
- verschlafen
verschlafen
83,689 corpus weight
- verschlüsse…
verschlüsselt
83,688 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Versager” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Versager |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Versager” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Versager (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,311 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Versager, with forms such as "evrsager", "verasger", and "verrsager". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Versager, spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die sehr häufig nicht das Erwartete erfüllt
- 2etwas, das nicht den Anforderungen entspricht und/oder den erhofften Erfolg hat
- 3plötzliches, meist kurzes Aussetzen oder Versagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Versager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Schon wieder nichts verkauft! Du bist echt ein Versager!
„Doch nicht nur Gabi, auch Mutter hat in mir den typischen Versager gesehen.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- evrsager
- verasger
- verrsager
- versaegr
- versagerr
- versagger
- versagre
- versgaer
- verssager
- vesrager
- vresager
- vversager
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Versager - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Versager", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Versager". Here's where to go from here.
- "Versager" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "versagt". View pair
- 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,311 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.