Verschleiß
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Verschleiß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substanzverlust durch Beanspruchung und gedeutet als Verschlechterung des Zustandes
Corpus desk
Index DE-verschlei · Verschleiß · German
Verschleiß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Verschleiß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschleiß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verschleiß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verschleiß, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verschleiß, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-I-S-S.
Definition
- 1Substanzverlust durch Beanspruchung und gedeutet als Verschlechterung des Zustandes
- 2entgeltliche Abgabe an den Endverbraucher
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verschleiß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Um den Verschleiß zu verlangsamen, bringt man eine Schutzlackierung an.
„Das Eichzeichen wird ebenfalls in unaustilgbaren Schriftzeichen an einer gut sichtbaren Stelle auf einem Teil des Fahrzeuges angebracht, der fest, vor Stößen geschützt und dem Verschleiß wenig ausgesetzt ist.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.