verschlingen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]
The verdict
“verschlingen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,219 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,219
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (auch übertragen) gierig oder hastig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verschlingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #26,219 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verschlingen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verschlingen is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,219 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschlingen, with forms such as "evrschlingen", "vercshlingen", and "verrschlingen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "verschlingt", "verschwinden", "verschwiegen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verschlingen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(auch übertragen) gierig oder hastig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen
- 2gierig, hingabevoll, ausdauernd mit den Sinnen wahrnehmen, erfassen, lesen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrschlingen,vercshlingen,verrschlingen,verscchlingen,verschhlingen,verschilngen,verschlignen,verschlinegn,verschlingenn,verschlinggen,verschlingne,verschlinngen,verschllingen,verschlnigen,versclhingen,vershclingen,versschlingen,vesrchlingen,vreschlingen,vverschlingen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschlingen - 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.
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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Using “verschlingen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “verschlingt” - see the side-by-side comparison. verschlingen vs verschlingt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.