verschmelzen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschmelzen” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,774
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit etwas anderem zu etwas Neuem vereinen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschmelzen · verschmelzen · German

verschmelzen · rank #20,774 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,774
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verrechnet

Nearest frequency peer: verrechnet (-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 „verschmelzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschmelzen“ 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).

verschmelzen vs verschmolzen
92% similar
verschmelzen vs Verschmelzung
77% similar

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

Key facts for verschmelzen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschmelzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,774
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschmelzen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verrechnet“ (#20,773), „Versteigerung“ (#20,775), „verpflichtete“ (#20,772). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschmelzen“ bei #20,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around verschmelzen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,774 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 verschmelzen, with forms such as "evrschmelzen", "vercshmelzen", and "verrschmelzen". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "verschmolzen", "Verschmelzung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verschmelzen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit etwas anderem zu etwas Neuem vereinen
  2. 2
    durch den Vorgang [1] zu etwas Neuem werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kupfer und Zinn hat man zu Bronze verschmolzen.
  2. „Die beiden ältesten Wurzeln der Anstalt schlossen sich 1924 zusammen und wurden 1938 mit der »Städtischen Versicherungsanstalt« zum Konzern verschmolzen, der am 16. Dezember 1947 den Namen »Wiener Städtische Wechselseitige Versicherungsanstalt« annahm.“

This word in other languages

fusionner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschmelzen
  • vercshmelzen
  • verrschmelzen
  • verscchmelzen
  • verschemlzen
  • verschhmelzen
  • verschmelezn
  • verschmellzen
  • verschmelzenn
  • verschmelzne
  • verschmelzzen
  • verschmezlen
  • verschmlezen
  • verschmmelzen
  • verscmhelzen
  • vershcmelzen
  • versschmelzen
  • vesrchmelzen
  • vreschmelzen
  • vverschmelzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschmelzen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrschmelzen2vercshmelzen2verrschmelzen1verscchmelzen1verschemlzen2verschhmelzen1verschmelezn2verschmellzen1
Edit distance from "verschmelzen"

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 "verschmelzen"?
"verschmelzen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩].
What does "verschmelzen" mean?
As a verb, "verschmelzen" means: etwas mit etwas anderem zu etwas Neuem vereinen
What words are commonly confused with "verschmelzen"?
"verschmelzen" is commonly confused with "verschmolzen", "Verschmelzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschmelzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschmelzen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃmɛlt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschmelzen" come from?
"verschmelzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Verdächtiger#20,768Verbandsliga#20,766unangemessen#20,759Stromausfall#20,746

Similar misspelling depth

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

Versteigerung20 variantsvergleichende20 variantsWinterspielen20 variantsTabellenführer20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list