verschiffen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschiffen” is uncommon German (frequency #79,888 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,888
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Wasserfahrzeug/Schiff auf die Reise schicken

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschiffen · verschiffen · German

verschiffen · rank #79,888 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,888
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versahen

Nearest frequency peer: versahen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verschiffen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verschiffen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschiffen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschiffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#79,888
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschiffen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschiffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „versahen“ (#79,887), „verschränkten“ (#79,889), „Verpackungsmaterial“ (#79,886). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschiffen“ bei #79,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschiffen is uncommon German at frequency #79,888 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

verschiffen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verschiffen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Wasserfahrzeug/Schiff auf die Reise schicken
  2. 2
    mit Urin bespritzen (beim Urinieren/Schiffen verunreinigen)
  3. 3
    ohne große Erklärung den Ort verlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verschiffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Waren wurden meist aus niederländischen Häfen verschifft.
  2. „Nach der Landung auf Hulhule, der Flughafeninsel von Malé, nahm uns ein Beauftragter unseres Hotels in Empfang und verschiffte uns mit einem der Zubringer-Dhonis in Richtung Hauptstadtinsel.“

This word in other languages

ship(English)

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 "verschiffen"?
"verschiffen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩].
What does "verschiffen" mean?
As a verb, "verschiffen" means: mit einem Wasserfahrzeug/Schiff auf die Reise schicken
How do you pronounce "verschiffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschiffen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschiffen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verschiffen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

veränderbar#79,896veranstalte#79,879Untergebene#79,869vorrangigen#79,913

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list