verschafften

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschafften” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,822
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschafften · verschafften · German

verschafften · rank #47,822 · 18 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,822
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verringerten

Nearest frequency peer: verringerten (-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 „verschafften“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschafften“ 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).

verschafften vs verschärfen
75% similar
verschafften vs verschärfte
75% similar
verschafften vs verschärften
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschafften
PropertyValue
Headwordverschafften
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#47,822
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschafften“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verschafftenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verringerten“ (#47,821), „verscheuchen“ (#47,823), „Verlobter“ (#47,820). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschafften“ bei #47,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschafften (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,822 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschafften, with forms such as "evrschafften", "vercshafften", and "verrschafften". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verschärfen", "verschärfte", "verschärften", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschafften, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-F-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschafften
  • vercshafften
  • verrschafften
  • verscahfften
  • verscchafften
  • verschaffetn
  • verschafftenn
  • verschafftne
  • verschafftten
  • verschaften
  • verschaftfen
  • verschfaften
  • verschhafften
  • vershcafften
  • versschafften
  • vesrchafften
  • vreschafften
  • vverschafften

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschafften - 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.

evrschafften2vercshafften2verrschafften1verscahfften2verscchafften1verschaffetn2verschafftenn1verschafftne2
Edit distance from "verschafften"

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 "verschafften"?
"verschafften" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-F-F-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩].
What does "verschafften" mean?
As an adjective, "verschafften" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschafft
What words are commonly confused with "verschafften"?
"verschafften" is commonly confused with "verschärfen", "verschärfte", "verschärften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschafften"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschafften" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃaftn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschafften" come from?
"verschafften" 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 "verschafften", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verringerten#47,821verscheuchen#47,823verschlucken#47,824verschollene#47,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Veruntreuung18 variantsverdrängten18 variantsVollstrecker18 variantsunveränderte18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list