Verschlag
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Verschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #97,908 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,908
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner, abgetrennter Raum
Corpus desk
Index DE-verschlag · Verschlag · German
Verschlag · rank #97,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,908
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Versandhaus
Nearest frequency peer: Versandhaus (-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 „Verschlag“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- verregnet
verregnet
2,096 corpus weight
- Versandhaus
Versandhaus
2,094 corpus weight
- Verschlag
Verschlag
2,093 corpus weight
- verschleude…
verschleudern
2,092 corpus weight
- verschoss
verschoss
2,091 corpus weight
- verschränkte
verschränkte
2,090 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verschlag“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschlag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verschlag is uncommon German at frequency #97,908 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner, abgetrennter Raum".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Verschlag in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verschlag, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1kleiner, abgetrennter Raum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Anfangs schlief er gemeinsam mit den anderen in der Schlafkammer, als Toko aber sah, wie unangenehm dem weißen Mann ihre unmittelbare Nachbarschaft war, teilte er im Tschottagin einen kleinen Verschlag für ihn ab, ein Mittelding zwischen Hundehütte und Kammer.“
„Eng aneinandergedrängt schlafen Männer und Frauen auf dem Boden ihrer jeweiligen Verschläge; weil es keine Latrinen gibt, müssen sie sich dort erleichtern.“
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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