verschrecken

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschrecken” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,150 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#61,150
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen und ihn dadurch vertreiben

Key facts for verschrecken
PropertyValue
Headwordverschrecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verschrecken” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verschrecken lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschrecken is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,150 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen und ihn dadurch vertreiben".

verschrecken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verschrecken, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen und ihn dadurch vertreiben

This word in other languages

scare(English)

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 "verschrecken"?
"verschrecken" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩].
What does "verschrecken" mean?
As a verb, "verschrecken" means: jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen und ihn dadurch vertreiben
How do you pronounce "verschrecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschrecken" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschrecken" come from?
"verschrecken" 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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Using “verschrecken”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-R-E-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʁɛkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list