verschonen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschonen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,826. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,826
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden/etwas von dem ausnehmen, was (im gleichen Zeitraum und aus gleichem Grund) einem anderen/anderem Schaden zufügt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschonen · verschonen · German

verschonen · rank #47,826 · 16 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,826
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschollene

Nearest frequency peer: verschollene (-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 „verschonen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschonen“ 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).

verschonen vs Versionen
70% similar
verschonen vs verschont
80% similar
verschonen vs versöhnen
80% similar

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

Key facts for verschonen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschonen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#47,826
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschonen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verschonenliegt 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: „verschollene“ (#47,825), „verschwendete“ (#47,827), „verschlucken“ (#47,824). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschonen“ bei #47,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verschonen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,826 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschonen, with forms such as "evrschonen", "vercshonen", and "verrschonen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Versionen", "verschont", "versöhnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschonen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden/etwas von dem ausnehmen, was (im gleichen Zeitraum und aus gleichem Grund) einem anderen/anderem Schaden zufügt
  2. 2
    jemanden in Ruhe lassen, eine Person nicht mit etwas belästigen oder behelligen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die kleine Ortschaft blieb von den Kriegswirren verschont.
  2. Ich kann dich nicht von den Befragungen verschonen, auf dem Präsidium müssen alle persönlich eine Aussage tätigen.

This word in other languages

spare(English)épargner(Français)poupar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschonen
  • vercshonen
  • verrschonen
  • verscchonen
  • verschhonen
  • verschnoen
  • verschoenn
  • verschonenn
  • verschonne
  • verschonnen
  • verscohnen
  • vershconen
  • versschonen
  • vesrchonen
  • vreschonen
  • vverschonen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschonen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrschonen2vercshonen2verrschonen1verscchonen1verschhonen1verschnoen2verschoenn2verschonenn1
Edit distance from "verschonen"

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 "verschonen"?
"verschonen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən].
What does "verschonen" mean?
As a verb, "verschonen" means: jemanden/etwas von dem ausnehmen, was (im gleichen Zeitraum und aus gleichem Grund) einem anderen/anderem Schaden zufügt
What words are commonly confused with "verschonen"?
"verschonen" is commonly confused with "Versionen", "verschont", "versöhnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschonen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschonen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃoːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschonen" come from?
"verschonen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Verkäufern#47,819verfeinern#47,813Venezuelas#47,810ungeklärte#47,796

Similar misspelling depth

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

verschollene16 variantswiderfährt16 variantsTiefschlaf16 variantsTechnikern16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list