verschiffen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]
The verdict
“verschiffen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,888 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #79,888
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit einem Wasserfahrzeug/Schiff auf die Reise schicken
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verschiffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #79,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verschiffen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verschiffen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,888 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1mit einem Wasserfahrzeug/Schiff auf die Reise schicken
- 2mit Urin bespritzen (beim Urinieren/Schiffen verunreinigen)
- 3ohne große Erklärung den Ort verlassen
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “verschiffen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-I-F-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɪfn̩] (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.