verschlechtern

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“verschlechtern” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,913
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
24
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlechter machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlechtern · verschlechtern · German

verschlechtern · rank #28,913 · 24 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,913
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vernetzte

Nearest frequency peer: vernetzte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verschlechtern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verschlechtern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verschlechtern vs verschlechtert
93% similar
verschlechtern vs verschlechterte
87% similar
verschlechtern vs Verschlechterung
81% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for verschlechtern
PropertyValue
Headwordverschlechtern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#28,913
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschlechtern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verschlechternliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vernetzte“ (#28,912), „verschreiben“ (#28,914), „Verkündung“ (#28,911). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschlechtern“ bei #28,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around verschlechtern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,913 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschlechtern, with forms such as "evrschlechtern", "vercshlechtern", and "verrschlechtern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "verschlechtert", "verschlechterte", "Verschlechterung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verschlechtern, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schlechter machen
  2. 2
    schlechter werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Du hast unsere Situation noch verschlechtert!
  2. Dieses Wochenergebnis verschlechtert den Durchschnitt signifikant.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschlechtern
  • vercshlechtern
  • verrschlechtern
  • verscchlechtern
  • verschelchtern
  • verschhlechtern
  • verschlcehtern
  • verschlecchtern
  • verschlechetrn
  • verschlechhtern
  • verschlechtenr
  • verschlechternn
  • verschlechterrn
  • verschlechtren
  • verschlechttern
  • verschlecthern
  • verschlehctern
  • verschllechtern
  • versclhechtern
  • vershclechtern
  • versschlechtern
  • vesrchlechtern
  • vreschlechtern
  • vverschlechtern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschlechtern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrschlechtern2vercshlechtern2verrschlechtern1verscchlechtern1verschelchtern2verschhlechtern1verschlcehtern2verschlecchtern1
Edit distance from "verschlechtern"

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 "verschlechtern"?
"verschlechtern" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn].
What does "verschlechtern" mean?
As a verb, "verschlechtern" means: schlechter machen
What words are commonly confused with "verschlechtern"?
"verschlechtern" is commonly confused with "verschlechtert", "verschlechterte", "Verschlechterung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschlechtern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschlechtern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschlechtern" come from?
"verschlechtern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list