verscherzt
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡st]
The verdict
“verscherzt” is uncommon German (frequency #95,066 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,066
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verscherzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verscherzt · verscherzt · German
verscherzt · rank #95,066 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,066
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH Versatz
Nearest frequency peer: Versatz (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “verscherzt”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Verquickung
Verquickung
4,938 corpus weight
- versage
versage
4,937 corpus weight
- Versatz
Versatz
4,936 corpus weight
- verscherzt
verscherzt
4,935 corpus weight
- verseuchen
verseuchen
4,934 corpus weight
- verstaute
verstaute
4,933 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “verscherzt” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verscherzt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡st] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,066 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verscherzt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verscherzt is uncommon German at frequency #95,066 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɛʁt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verscherzen".
Zero misspellings are on record for verscherzt in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verscherzt, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-R-Z-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verscherzen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verscherzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.