verschuldet

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschuldet” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,114
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schulden besitzend

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschuldet · verschuldet · German

verschuldet · rank #20,114 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,114
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verrückter

Nearest frequency peer: verrückter (-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 „verschuldet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschuldet“ 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).

verschuldet vs verschüttet
73% similar
verschuldet vs verschulden
91% similar

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

Key facts for verschuldet
PropertyValue
Headwordverschuldet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,114
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschuldet“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschuldetliegt 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: „verrückter“ (#20,113), „Vertiefung“ (#20,115), „Veronika“ (#20,112). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschuldet“ bei #20,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschuldet (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,114 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Schulden besitzend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschuldet, with forms such as "evrschuldet", "vercshuldet", and "verrschuldet". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "verschüttet", "verschulden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschuldet, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-U-L-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schulden besitzend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mit günstigen Krediten versucht man dem verschuldeten Staat zu helfen.

Antonyms

schuldenfreisolvent

This word in other languages

in debt(English)endeudado(Español)endetté(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschuldet
  • vercshuldet
  • verrschuldet
  • verscchuldet
  • verschhuldet
  • verschludet
  • verschudlet
  • verschulddet
  • verschuldett
  • verschuldte
  • verschuledt
  • verschulldet
  • verscuhldet
  • vershculdet
  • versschuldet
  • vesrchuldet
  • vreschuldet
  • vverschuldet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschuldet2vercshuldet2verrschuldet1verscchuldet1verschhuldet1verschludet2verschudlet2verschulddet1
Edit distance from "verschuldet"

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 "verschuldet"?
"verschuldet" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-U-L-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət].
What does "verschuldet" mean?
As an adjective, "verschuldet" means: Schulden besitzend
What words are commonly confused with "verschuldet"?
"verschuldet" is commonly confused with "verschüttet", "verschulden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschuldet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschuldet" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃʊldət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschuldet" come from?
"verschuldet" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vergangener#20,108Vandalismus#20,106unschlagbar#20,103Wertpapiere#20,126

Similar misspelling depth

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

weiterleiten18 variantsUmsatzsteuer18 variantsArbeitszimmer18 variantsSchildkröte18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list