verscherzen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verscherzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,462 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#83,462
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich durch eigene Schuld um etwas bringen, durch eigenes Fehlverhalten etwas verlieren

Key facts for verscherzen
PropertyValue
Headwordverscherzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verscherzen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verscherzen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verscherzen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,462 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich durch eigene Schuld um etwas bringen, durch eigenes Fehlverhalten etwas verlieren".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verscherzen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verscherzen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-R-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich durch eigene Schuld um etwas bringen, durch eigenes Fehlverhalten etwas verlieren

Synonyms

verspielenverwirken

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 "verscherzen"?
"verscherzen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-R-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩].
What does "verscherzen" mean?
As a verb, "verscherzen" means: sich durch eigene Schuld um etwas bringen, durch eigenes Fehlverhalten etwas verlieren
How do you pronounce "verscherzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verscherzen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verscherzen" come from?
"verscherzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “verscherzen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-E-R-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list