verschulden

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschulden” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,758
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas durch eigene Schuld verursachen, hervorrufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschulden · verschulden · German

verschulden · rank #19,758 · 18 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,758
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschluckt

Nearest frequency peer: verschluckt (-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 „verschulden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschulden“ 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).

verschulden vs verschuldet
91% similar
verschulden vs verschwunden
83% similar
verschulden vs Verschuldung
75% similar

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

Key facts for verschulden
PropertyValue
Headwordverschulden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#19,758
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschulden“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschuldenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verschluckt“ (#19,757), „verwirren“ (#19,759), „verriet“ (#19,756). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschulden“ bei #19,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschulden (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,758 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschulden, with forms such as "evrschulden", "vercshulden", and "verrschulden". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "verschuldet", "verschwunden", "Verschuldung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verschulden, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch eigene Schuld verursachen, hervorrufen
  2. 2
    Schulden aufnehmen; sich Geld leihen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weil der Mann während der Fahrt telefonierte, verschuldete er einen Unfall.
  2. Für mein Studium habe ich mich bis über beide Ohren verschuldet.

This word in other languages

cause(English)causar(Español)causer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschulden
  • vercshulden
  • verrschulden
  • verscchulden
  • verschhulden
  • verschluden
  • verschudlen
  • verschuldden
  • verschuldenn
  • verschuldne
  • verschuledn
  • verschullden
  • verscuhlden
  • vershculden
  • versschulden
  • vesrchulden
  • vreschulden
  • vverschulden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschulden - 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.

evrschulden2vercshulden2verrschulden1verscchulden1verschhulden1verschluden2verschudlen2verschuldden1
Edit distance from "verschulden"

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 "verschulden"?
"verschulden" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-U-L-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩].
What does "verschulden" mean?
As a verb, "verschulden" means: etwas durch eigene Schuld verursachen, hervorrufen
What words are commonly confused with "verschulden"?
"verschulden" is commonly confused with "verschuldet", "verschwunden", "Verschuldung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschulden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschulden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschulden" come from?
"verschulden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschluckt#19,757Unterfangen#19,744Winterpause#19,773unerwünscht#19,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

zusammenkommen18 variantssymbolische18 variantsüberschätzt18 variantsBahnstrecke18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list