verschlingen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschlingen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,219
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (auch übertragen) gierig oder hastig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlingen · verschlingen · German

verschlingen · rank #26,219 · 20 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,219
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verleugnen

Nearest frequency peer: verleugnen (-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 „verschlingen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschlingen“ 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).

verschlingen vs verschlingt
83% similar
verschlingen vs verschwinden
83% similar
verschlingen vs verschwiegen
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschlingen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschlingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,219
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschlingen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verleugnen“ (#26,218), „verspürt“ (#26,220), „verlaufende“ (#26,217). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschlingen“ bei #26,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around verschlingen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,219 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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. 1
    (auch übertragen) gierig oder hastig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen
  2. 2
    gierig, hingabevoll, ausdauernd mit den Sinnen wahrnehmen, erfassen, lesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie umschlingen ihre Beute und ersticken sie, um sie dann als Ganzes zu verschlingen.“
  2. „Der Wolf verschlang die Großmutter unzerkaut.“

Synonyms

verspeisenvertilgen

This word in other languages

devour(English)devorar(Español)dévorer(Français)devorar(Português)

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.

evrschlingen2vercshlingen2verrschlingen1verscchlingen1verschhlingen1verschilngen2verschlignen2verschlinegn2
Edit distance from "verschlingen"

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 "verschlingen"?
"verschlingen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən].
What does "verschlingen" mean?
As a verb, "verschlingen" means: (auch übertragen) gierig oder hastig in sich aufnehmen, essen, fressen
What words are commonly confused with "verschlingen"?
"verschlingen" is commonly confused with "verschlingt", "verschwinden", "verschwiegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschlingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschlingen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschlingen" come from?
"verschlingen" 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 "verschlingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verhinderten#26,216Vorgesetzter#26,226Verbrauchern#26,211veranschlagt#26,210

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

unberechenbar20 variantsWeltmeisterin20 variantsStaatsanwälte20 variantsafrikanischer20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list