Verschlagenheit
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]
The verdict
“Verschlagenheit” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinterhältiges Verhalten
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Index DE-verschlagenheit · Verschlagenheit · German
Verschlagenheit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Verschlagenheit |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschlagenheit“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verschlagenheit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hinterhältiges Verhalten".
No misspelling variants are generated for Verschlagenheit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verschlagenheit, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1hinterhältiges Verhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verschlagenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Umsichtig bis zur Verschlagenheit tritt er seinem Naturell entgegen.“
„Über diese diplomatische Verschlagenheit mußte ich fast lächeln.“
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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.