verschollen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschollen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,466
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seit langer Zeit vermisst

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschollen · verschollen · German

verschollen · rank #21,466 · 16 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,466
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschaffte

Nearest frequency peer: verschaffte (-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 „verschollen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschollen“ 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).

verschollen vs verschonen
82% similar
verschollen vs verschulden
82% similar
verschollen vs verschossen
82% similar

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

Key facts for verschollen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschollen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,466
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschollen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschollenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verschaffte“ (#21,465), „Verursacher“ (#21,467), „verfassten“ (#21,464). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschollen“ bei #21,466. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verschollen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,466 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "seit langer Zeit vermisst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschollen, with forms such as "evrschollen", "vercshollen", and "verrschollen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "verschonen", "verschulden", "verschossen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschollen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    seit langer Zeit vermisst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vor 3 Monaten fuhr er mit seinem Boot zum Fischen hinaus und kehrte nicht wieder, seither ist er verschollen.
  2. Die verschollen geglaubten Manuskripte sind Jahre später wieder aufgetaucht.

This word in other languages

missing(English)desaparecido(Español)disparu(Français)ausência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschollen
  • vercshollen
  • verrschollen
  • verscchollen
  • verschhollen
  • verschlolen
  • verscholeln
  • verscholen
  • verschollenn
  • verschollne
  • verscohllen
  • vershcollen
  • versschollen
  • vesrchollen
  • vreschollen
  • vverschollen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschollen2vercshollen2verrschollen1verscchollen1verschhollen1verschlolen2verscholeln2verscholen1
Edit distance from "verschollen"

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 "verschollen"?
"verschollen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən].
What does "verschollen" mean?
As an adjective, "verschollen" means: seit langer Zeit vermisst
What words are commonly confused with "verschollen"?
"verschollen" is commonly confused with "verschonen", "verschulden", "verschossen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschollen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschollen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschollen" come from?
"verschollen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschaffte#21,465Verursacher#21,467Verdrängung#21,462Vollidioten#21,473

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Vorurteilen16 variantswahrhaftig16 variantsstrukturell16 variantssteuerliche16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list