verschlechterten

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐtn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschlechterten” is uncommon German (frequency #86,009 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,009
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlechterten · verschlechterten · German

verschlechterten · rank #86,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,009
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verpatzt

Nearest frequency peer: verpatzt (-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 „verschlechterten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschlechterten
PropertyValue
Headwordverschlechterten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐtn̩]
Letters16
Frequency rank#86,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschlechterten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verschlechtertenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verpatzt“ (#86,008), „verschnaufen“ (#86,010), „Verpackungsmüll“ (#86,007). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschlechterten“ bei #86,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschlechterten is uncommon German at frequency #86,009 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verschlechterten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verschlechterten, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert

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 "verschlechterten"?
"verschlechterten" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-C-H-T-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐtn̩].
What does "verschlechterten" mean?
As an adjective, "verschlechterten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs verschlechtert
How do you pronounce "verschlechterten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschlechterten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛçtɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschlechterten" come from?
"verschlechterten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list