versäumen

[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən]/ verb

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The verdict

“versäumen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,378
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das erforderlich wäre, nicht tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-versaumen · versäumen · German

versäumen · rank #33,378 · 13 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,378
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verstärkungen

Nearest frequency peer: Verstärkungen (-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 „versäumen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „versäumen“ 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).

versäumen vs versäumt
78% similar
versäumen vs versaute
67% similar
versäumen vs verspüren
67% similar

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

Key facts for versäumen
PropertyValue
Headwordversäumen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,378
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versäumen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.versäumenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verstärkungen“ (#33,377), „verständlichen“ (#33,376), „verurteile“ (#33,380). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versäumen“ bei #33,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around versäumen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,378 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for versäumen, with forms such as "evrsäumen", "verrsäumen", and "verssäumen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "versäumt", "versaute", "verspüren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is versäumen, spelled V-E-R-S-Ä-U-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas, das erforderlich wäre, nicht tun
  2. 2
    etwas verpassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du hast es mal wieder versäumt, die Katzen rechtzeitig zu füttern!
  2. [Deutschland, 21.02.1946:] „Am Eingang hängt noch die Verordnung über das Verhalten bei Fliegeralarm. Obwohl diese Zeiten lange genug vergangen sind, hat man versäumt, den Aushang wegzunehmen.“

This word in other languages

miss(English)faltar(Español)manquer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsäumen
  • verrsäumen
  • verssäumen
  • versuämen
  • versämuen
  • versäuemn
  • versäumenn
  • versäummen
  • versäumne
  • veräsumen
  • vesräumen
  • vresäumen
  • vversäumen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versäumen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrsäumen2verrsäumen1verssäumen1versuämen2versämuen2versäuemn2versäumenn1versäummen1
Edit distance from "versäumen"

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 "versäumen"?
"versäumen" is spelled V-E-R-S-Ä-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən].
What does "versäumen" mean?
As a verb, "versäumen" means: etwas, das erforderlich wäre, nicht tun
What words are commonly confused with "versäumen"?
"versäumen" is commonly confused with "versäumt", "versaute", "verspüren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versäumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versäumen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versäumen" come from?
"versäumen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

veranlagt#33,368Weltmacht#33,394unnötiger#33,360Zeitraums#33,397

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

umgebende13 variantsTeamgeist13 variantsstrikten13 variantsanzuregen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list