versagte

[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“versagte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,442
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt

Corpus desk

Index DE-versagte · versagte · German

versagte · rank #34,442 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,442
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verpflichtende

Nearest frequency peer: verpflichtende (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „versagte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „versagte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

versagte vs versaut
75% similar
versagte vs vertagt
75% similar
versagte vs versaute
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for versagte
PropertyValue
Headwordversagte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,442
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versagte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).versagteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verpflichtende“ (#34,441), „verspeist“ (#34,443), „verordnete“ (#34,440). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versagte“ bei #34,442. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around versagte (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,442 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for versagte, with forms such as "evrsagte", "verasgte", and "verrsagte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "versaut", "vertagt", "versaute", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is versagte, spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsagte
  • verasgte
  • verrsagte
  • versaget
  • versaggte
  • versagtte
  • versatge
  • versgate
  • verssagte
  • vesragte
  • vresagte
  • vversagte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versagte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrsagte2verasgte2verrsagte1versaget2versaggte1versagtte1versatge2versgate2
Edit distance from "versagte"

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

How do you spell "versagte"?
"versagte" is spelled V-E-R-S-A-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə].
What does "versagte" mean?
As an adjective, "versagte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs versagt
What words are commonly confused with "versagte"?
"versagte" is commonly confused with "versaut", "vertagt", "versaute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versagte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versagte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versagte" come from?
"versagte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "versagte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

verharren12 variantsUngeduld12 variantsärztlich12 variantsüberhand12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list