verschnitt

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnɪt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnɪt]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschnitt” is uncommon German (frequency #59,299 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,299
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 verschneiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschnitt · verschnitt · German

verschnitt · rank #59,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,299
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschleppen

Nearest frequency peer: verschleppen (-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 „verschnitt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschnitt
PropertyValue
Headwordverschnitt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃnɪt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschnitt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verschleppen“ (#59,298), „Verschwindens“ (#59,300), „verrieten“ (#59,297). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschnitt“ bei #59,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschnitt is uncommon German at frequency #59,299 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃnɪt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

verschnitt has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschnitt, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-N-I-T-T.

Definition

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

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vermisster#59,296Verformung#59,288Wahlkarten#59,321Wahlkämpfe#59,322

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list