versauen

[fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯ən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯ən]/ verb

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The verdict

“versauen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,116
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas sehr, sehr schlecht erledigen oder behandeln, so dass es missglückt oder zerstört ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-versauen · versauen · German

versauen · rank #21,116 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,116
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verlobung

Nearest frequency peer: Verlobung (-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 „versauen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „versauen“ 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).

versauen vs Versen
63% similar
versauen vs versaut
75% similar
versauen vs versehen
75% similar

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

Key facts for versauen
PropertyValue
Headwordversauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯ən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,116
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versauen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verlobung“ (#21,115), „Vertriebenen“ (#21,117), „verlassenen“ (#21,114). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versauen“ bei #21,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around versauen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯ən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,116 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for versauen, with forms such as "evrsauen", "verasuen", and "verrsauen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Versen", "versaut", "versehen", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is versauen, spelled V-E-R-S-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas sehr, sehr schlecht erledigen oder behandeln, so dass es missglückt oder zerstört ist
  2. 2
    jemandem etwas kaputt machen oder den Spaß an etwas verderben
  3. 3
    etwas so verdrecken, dass es eigentlich nicht mehr seiner normalen Funktion dienen kann
  4. 4
    den Charakter von jemandem derart verändern, dass er unanständige, anstößige Sachen von sich gibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how versauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lass uns jetzt weiterüben, sonst versauen wir morgen die Prüfung!
  2. Hör auf mit dem Spielen! Du versaust dir noch deine gute Beziehung zu deinem Schwiegervater!

This word in other languages

mess up(English)estropear(Español)bousiller(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsauen
  • verasuen
  • verrsauen
  • versaeun
  • versauenn
  • versaune
  • verssauen
  • versuaen
  • vesrauen
  • vresauen
  • vversauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versauen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrsauen2verasuen2verrsauen1versaeun2versauenn1versaune2verssauen1versuaen2
Edit distance from "versauen"

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 "versauen"?
"versauen" is spelled V-E-R-S-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯ən].
What does "versauen" mean?
As a verb, "versauen" means: etwas sehr, sehr schlecht erledigen oder behandeln, so dass es missglückt oder zerstört ist
What words are commonly confused with "versauen"?
"versauen" is commonly confused with "Versen", "versaut", "versehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versauen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versauen" come from?
"versauen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wohnheim#21,130zerlegen#21,132zumachen#21,136abfinden#21,148

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Abdruck11 variantsTheresia11 variantsstolzer11 variantsspucken11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list