Versatzstück
[fɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʃtʏk]
The verdict
“Versatzstück” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beweglicher Teil der Bühnendekoration
Corpus desk
Index DE-versatzstuck · Versatzstück · German
Versatzstück · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Versatzstück |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʃtʏk] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Versatzstück“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Versatzstück is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzat͡sˌʃtʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Versatzstück in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Versatzstück, spelled V-E-R-S-A-T-Z-S-T-Ü-C-K.
Definition
- 1beweglicher Teil der Bühnendekoration
- 2fertiges Teil, das an anderer Stelle eingesetzt wird
- 3Pfand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Versatzstück appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Herbert zog Martha nach sich, dem Ausgang der Schauspieler zu. In dem engen Gange, angefüllt mit immer dichter und dichter werdendem Qualm, drängte sich eine kopflose, aller Überlegung bare Masse. […] In diese Menge stürzte Paul Herbert sich nicht, er zog Martha abseits, zu einem anderen Pförtchen, an das in der Verwirrung niemand gedacht hatte. Sie stol…
„Menschenrechte sind zum Hohlbegriff geraten, zum Versatzstück politischer Sonntagsreden, zum außenpolitischen Fetisch für jedwede politische Glaubensrichtung“.
Synonyms
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.