verschaffen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃafn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃafn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschaffen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,782
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich etwas besorgen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand etwas bekommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschaffen · verschaffen · German

verschaffen · rank #5,782 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,782
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermissen

Nearest frequency peer: vermissen (-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 „verschaffen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschaffen“ 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).

verschaffen vs verschafft
82% similar
verschaffen vs verschlafen
82% similar
verschaffen vs verschaffte
82% similar

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

Key facts for verschaffen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschaffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃafn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#5,782
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschaffen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschaffenliegt 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: „vermissen“ (#5,781), „verzweifelt“ (#5,783), „vergleichbar“ (#5,780). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschaffen“ bei #5,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verschaffen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃafn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,782 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich etwas besorgen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand etwas bekommt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschaffen, with forms such as "evrschaffen", "vercshaffen", and "verrschaffen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verschafft", "verschlafen", "verschaffte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verschaffen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich etwas besorgen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand etwas bekommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Arbeitsamt verschaffte ihm einen Arbeitsplatz.
  2. „Im Zuge der wachsenden Spannungen setzte schließlich ein verschärftes Wettrüsten ein, das militärischen Erwägungen ständig steigenden Einfluß verschaffte.“

This word in other languages

procure(English)procurar(Español)procurer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschaffen
  • vercshaffen
  • verrschaffen
  • verscahffen
  • verscchaffen
  • verschafefn
  • verschafen
  • verschaffenn
  • verschaffne
  • verschfafen
  • verschhaffen
  • vershcaffen
  • versschaffen
  • vesrchaffen
  • vreschaffen
  • vverschaffen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschaffen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrschaffen2vercshaffen2verrschaffen1verscahffen2verscchaffen1verschafefn2verschafen1verschaffenn1
Edit distance from "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 "verschaffen"?
"verschaffen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃafn̩].
What does "verschaffen" mean?
As a verb, "verschaffen" means: sich etwas besorgen; dafür sorgen, dass jemand etwas bekommt
What words are commonly confused with "verschaffen"?
"verschaffen" is commonly confused with "verschafft", "verschlafen", "verschaffte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschaffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschaffen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃafn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschaffen" come from?
"verschaffen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verzweifelt#5,783Wiedersehen#5,788Zeichnungen#5,790Argentinien#5,796

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

finanzieren16 variantskritischen16 variantsTätigkeiten16 variantsversichert16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list