verschlissen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪsn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪsn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“verschlissen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,836 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,836
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Verschleiß beschädigt oder unbrauchbar gemacht

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlissen · verschlissen · German

verschlissen · rank #68,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,836
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschleppten

Nearest frequency peer: verschleppten (-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 „verschlissen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschlissen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschlissen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪsn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#68,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschlissen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschlissenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verschleppten“ (#68,835), „versiegen“ (#68,837), „verrühren“ (#68,834). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschlissen“ bei #68,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschlissen is uncommon German at frequency #68,836 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Verschleiß beschädigt oder unbrauchbar gemacht".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verschlissen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verschlissen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Verschleiß beschädigt oder unbrauchbar gemacht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Weil Günthers Reifen verschlissen sind, muss er sich einen Satz neue Reifen kaufen.

Synonyms

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); 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 "verschlissen"?
"verschlissen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪsn̩].
What does "verschlissen" mean?
As an adjective, "verschlissen" means: durch Verschleiß beschädigt oder unbrauchbar gemacht
How do you pronounce "verschlissen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschlissen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschlissen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list