Versalie
[vɛʁˈzaːli̯ə]
The verdict
“Versalie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer Buchstabe
Corpus desk
Index DE-versalie · Versalie · German
Versalie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Versalie |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [vɛʁˈzaːli̯ə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Versalie“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Versalie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [vɛʁˈzaːli̯ə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer Buchstabe".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Versalie, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Versalie, spelled V-E-R-S-A-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1großer Buchstabe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Versalie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Gegen Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts wurden die Versalien dieser Schrift immer mehr verschnörkelt.“
„Dergleichen hatte er schon öfters getan, fast war es bei ihm zum Tick geworden, Wörter nachzuzeichnen, immer in römischen Versalien und ohne daß andere die Bewegung seines Fingers erkennen konnten, aber dieses eine Mal hatte er plötzlich die Gewißheit, der Vorgang würde im Ablauf aller Zeiten und selbst in einem als unendlich gedachten Raum nicht unterge…
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.