Verschanzung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃant͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verschanzung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Schutz gedachte, hochgezogene Bordwand eines Schiffes (Kriegsschiffes)
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Index DE-verschanzung · Verschanzung · German
Verschanzung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verschanzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃant͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschanzung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verschanzung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃant͡sʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verschanzung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verschanzung, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-A-N-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1zum Schutz gedachte, hochgezogene Bordwand eines Schiffes (Kriegsschiffes)
- 2Bollwerk zum Schutz
- 3das Sichverschanzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Verschanzung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er war noch nicht bei der im Bau befindlichen Verschanzung angelangt, als er in der abendlichen Dämmerung des trüben Herbsttages eine Anzahl Reiter auf sich zukommen sah.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.