versahen
[fɛɐ̯ˈzaːən]
The verdict
“versahen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,887 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,887
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-versahen · versahen · German
versahen · rank #79,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,887
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Verpackungsma…
Nearest frequency peer: Verpackungsmaterial (-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 “versahen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Verkaufsste…
Verkaufsstelle
20,118 corpus weight
- Verlautbaru…
Verlautbarung
20,117 corpus weight
- Verpackungs…
Verpackungsmaterial
20,115 corpus weight
- versahen
versahen
20,114 corpus weight
- verschiffen
verschiffen
20,113 corpus weight
- verschränkt…
verschränkten
20,112 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “versahen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | versahen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,887 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “versahen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
versahen is uncommon German at frequency #79,887 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzaːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
versahen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is versahen, spelled V-E-R-S-A-H-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versehen
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.
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