verschroben

[fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩]

/[fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩]/ adj

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.

Key facts for verschroben
PropertyValue
Headwordverschroben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “verschroben” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

verschrobensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    auf eine eigentümliche Art deutlich anders als normal, so dass es wunderlich anmutet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im zweiten Stock wohnte ein verschrobener Künstler.
  2. Außer dir wäre auch niemand auf so eine verschrobene Idee gekommen!

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschroben"?
"verschroben" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-R-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩].
What does "verschroben" mean?
As an adjective, "verschroben" means: auf eine eigentümliche Art deutlich anders als normal, so dass es wunderlich anmutet
How do you pronounce "verschroben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschroben" is [fɐˈʃʁoːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschroben" come from?
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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