verscheuern
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“verscheuern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (unter dem Wert, auf die Schnelle, zu einem geringen Preis) verkaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verscheuern · verscheuern · German
verscheuern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | verscheuern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verscheuern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verscheuern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔɪ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(unter dem Wert, auf die Schnelle, zu einem geringen Preis) verkaufen".
No misspelling variants are generated for verscheuern in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verscheuern, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-E-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1(unter dem Wert, auf die Schnelle, zu einem geringen Preis) verkaufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verscheuern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat unsere gemeinsame Fotoausrüstung hinter meinem Rücken verscheuert, das muss man sich mal vorstellen!
Du kannst die Bücher doch nicht kistenweise an irgend so ein dubioses Antiquariat verscheuern.
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.