verschwägert

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛːɡɐt]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛːɡɐt]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschwägert” is uncommon German (frequency #96,453 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,453
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Heirat in einem Verwandtschaftsverhältnis zueinander

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwagert · verschwägert · German

verschwägert · rank #96,453 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,453
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versions

Nearest frequency peer: versions (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verschwägert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verschwägert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschwägert
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwägert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛːɡɐt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschwägert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschwägertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „versions“ (#96,454), „verschnitten“ (#96,451), „Versmold“ (#96,455). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwägert“ bei #96,453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschwägert is uncommon German at frequency #96,453 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛːɡɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "durch Heirat in einem Verwandtschaftsverhältnis zueinander".

No misspelling variants are generated for verschwägert in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschwägert, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-Ä-G-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Heirat in einem Verwandtschaftsverhältnis zueinander

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thomas und ich sind verschwägert.

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 "verschwägert"?
"verschwägert" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-Ä-G-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛːɡɐt].
What does "verschwägert" mean?
As an adjective, "verschwägert" means: durch Heirat in einem Verwandtschaftsverhältnis zueinander
How do you pronounce "verschwägert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwägert" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛːɡɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwägert" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschnitten#96,451Vermessungen#96,448verlockenden#96,445verwurzelten#96,462

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list