verschenken

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,149

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

verschenken is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen, jemandem etwas als Geschenk geben Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]. Often confused with versenken and verschenkt.

Key facts for verschenken
PropertyValue
Headwordverschenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#11,149
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verschenken in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschenken is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,149 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for verschenken, with forms such as "evrschenken", "vercshenken", and "verrschenken". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "versenken", "verschenkt", "versehenen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verschenken, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-N-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen, jemandem etwas als Geschenk geben
  2. 2
    etwas nicht nutzen, etwas ungewollt verschwenden
  3. 3
    einen Mann/Jungen lieben; sich einem Mann/Jungen hingeben; mit einem Mann/Jungen Geschlechtsverkehr haben

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrschenken,vercshenken,verrschenken,verscchenken,verscehnken,verscheknen,verschenekn,verschenkenn,verschenkken,verschenkne,verschennken,verschhenken,verschneken,vershcenken,versschenken,vesrchenken,vreschenken,vverschenken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verschenken

Misspelling Variants of "verschenken"

evrschenken11vercshenken11verrschenken12verscchenken12verscehnken11verscheknen11verschenekn11verschenkenn12
Misspelling Variants of "verschenken"

Frequency rank: #11,149 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschenken"?
"verschenken" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩].
What does "verschenken" mean?
As a verb, "verschenken" means: jemandem etwas zum Geschenk machen, jemandem etwas als Geschenk geben
What words are commonly confused with "verschenken"?
"verschenken" is commonly confused with "versenken", "verschenkt", "versehenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschenken" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschenken" come from?
"verschenken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.