verschlug

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃluːk]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃluːk]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschlug” is uncommon German (frequency #58,411 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,411
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschlagen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlug · verschlug · German

verschlug · rank #58,411 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,411
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Versandapothe…

Nearest frequency peer: Versandapotheke (-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 „verschlug“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschlug
PropertyValue
Headwordverschlug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃluːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,411
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschlug“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschlugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Versandapotheke“ (#58,410), „verschmäht“ (#58,412), „verrecke“ (#58,409). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschlug“ bei #58,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschlug is uncommon German at frequency #58,411 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃluːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for verschlug in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 verschlug, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschlagen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschlagen

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 "verschlug"?
"verschlug" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃluːk].
What does "verschlug" mean?
As a verb, "verschlug" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschlagen
How do you pronounce "verschlug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschlug" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃluːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschlug" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vergrault#58,405Vergehens#58,402Verführer#58,401Vortrages#58,429

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list