verschaffe

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃafə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃafə]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschaffe” is uncommon German (frequency #71,994 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,994
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschaffen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschaffe · verschaffe · German

verschaffe · rank #71,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,994
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verriegelung

Nearest frequency peer: Verriegelung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verschaffe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verschaffe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschaffe
PropertyValue
Headwordverschaffe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃafə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#71,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschaffe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschaffefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verriegelung“ (#71,993), „Vermögensteuer“ (#71,992), „Verschreibung“ (#71,996). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschaffe“ bei #71,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschaffe is uncommon German at frequency #71,994 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃafə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

verschaffe has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschaffe, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschaffen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschaffen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschaffen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschaffen

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 "verschaffe"?
"verschaffe" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃafə].
What does "verschaffe" mean?
As a verb, "verschaffe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschaffen
How do you pronounce "verschaffe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschaffe" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃafə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschaffe" come from?
"verschaffe" 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 "verschaffe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschrien#71,997versenkten#71,998Verhüllung#71,988viereckige#72,004

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list