verschollenen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschollenen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,279
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschollenen · verschollenen · German

verschollenen · rank #37,279 · 19 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,279
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschlossene

Nearest frequency peer: verschlossene (-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 „verschollenen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschollenen“ 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).

verschollenen vs verschollen
85% similar
verschollenen vs verschollene
92% similar

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

Key facts for verschollenen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschollenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#37,279
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschollenen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschollenenliegt 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: „verschlossene“ (#37,278), „verschlimmern“ (#37,277), „verspüre“ (#37,281). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschollenen“ bei #37,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around verschollenen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,279 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschollenen, with forms such as "evrschollenen", "vercshollenen", and "verrschollenen". 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, "verschollen", "verschollene", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschollenen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-L-L-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschollenen
  • vercshollenen
  • verrschollenen
  • verscchollenen
  • verschhollenen
  • verschlolenen
  • verscholelnen
  • verscholenen
  • verscholleenn
  • verschollenenn
  • verschollenne
  • verschollennen
  • verschollneen
  • verscohllenen
  • vershcollenen
  • versschollenen
  • vesrchollenen
  • vreschollenen
  • vverschollenen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschollenen2vercshollenen2verrschollenen1verscchollenen1verschhollenen1verschlolenen2verscholelnen2verscholenen1
Edit distance from "verschollenen"

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 "verschollenen"?
"verschollenen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-L-L-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən].
What does "verschollenen" mean?
As an adjective, "verschollenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verschollen
What words are commonly confused with "verschollenen"?
"verschollenen" is commonly confused with "verschollen", "verschollene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschollenen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschollenen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃɔlənən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschollenen" come from?
"verschollenen" 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 "verschollenen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschlossene#37,278verschlimmern#37,277vatikanischen#37,269unsterblichen#37,264

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

verhandelbar19 variantsverdächtiges19 variantswiederzugeben19 variantswohlbehalten19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list