verschieden
German, adjective/fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩/
verschieden is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-D-E-N (11 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verschieden is a German adjective meaning “deceased” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of verscheiden. The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht gleich, andere Eigenschaften habend”.
What does verschieden mean in English?
adjective
- 1
dateddeceased
- 2
different
- 3
several, various, miscellaneous
Kiste 1: Ladekabel Handy Kiste 2: Ladekabel Computer Kiste 3: Ladekabel verschiedene
adverb
- 1
differently
verb
- 1
past participle of verscheiden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht gleich, andere Eigenschaften habend 2. nicht der-/die-/dasselbe, nicht identisch 3. mehrere (gleichgültig, ob gleich oder unterscheidbar)
adjective: 1. nicht mehr am Leben
verb: 1. 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs verscheiden 2. 3. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs verscheiden
unknown: 1. Partizip Perfekt von verscheiden
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of verschieden
- verschiedener masculine nominative singular
- verschiedner comparative
- am verschiedensten superlative
- verschiedene feminine nominative singular
- verschiedenes neuter nominative singular
- verschiedenen genitive masculine singular
- verschiedenem dative masculine singular
- der verschiedene definite includes-article masculine
- die verschiedene definite feminine includes-article
- das verschiedene definite includes-article neuter
- die verschiedenen definite includes-article nominative
- des verschiedenen definite genitive includes-article
- der verschiedenen definite feminine genitive
- dem verschiedenen dative definite includes-article
- versch. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce verschieden?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃiːdn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to verschieden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is verschieden in German?
verschieden appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).