versah

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzaː]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,859

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

versah is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzaː]. Often confused with verse and versus.

Key facts for versah
PropertyValue
Headwordversah
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzaː]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,859
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for versah is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈzaː]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,859 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for versah, with forms such as "evrsah", "verash", and "verrsah". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "verse", "versus", "vertan", 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 versah, spelled V-E-R-S-A-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrsah,verash,verrsah,versahh,versha,verssah,vesrah,vresah,vversah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for versah

Misspelling Variants of "versah"

evrsah6verash6verrsah7versahh7versha6verssah7vesrah6vresah6
Misspelling Variants of "versah"

Frequency rank: #31,859 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "versah"?
"versah" is spelled V-E-R-S-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaː].
What does "versah" mean?
As a verb, "versah" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen
What words are commonly confused with "versah"?
"versah" is commonly confused with "verse", "versus", "vertan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versah" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versah" come from?
"versah" 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.