verschroben
[fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩]
The verdict
“verschroben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf eine eigentümliche Art deutlich anders als normal, so dass es wunderlich anmutet
Corpus desk
Index DE-verschroben · verschroben · German
verschroben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verschroben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “verschroben” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
verschroben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf eine eigentümliche Art deutlich anders als normal, so dass es wunderlich anmutet".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for verschroben, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschroben, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf eine eigentümliche Art deutlich anders als normal, so dass es wunderlich anmutet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verschroben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im zweiten Stock wohnte ein verschrobener Künstler.
Außer dir wäre auch niemand auf so eine verschrobene Idee gekommen!
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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