verschwanden

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,779

in German word usage

Misspellings

20

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

verschwanden is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]. Often confused with verschwinde and verschwende.

Key facts for verschwanden
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwanden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#15,779
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verschwanden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschwanden is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,779 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 20 documented wrong-spelling variants for verschwanden, with forms such as "evrschwanden", "vercshwanden", and "verrschwanden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "verschwinde", "verschwende", "verschwinden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verschwanden, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-A-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrschwanden,vercshwanden,verrschwanden,verscchwanden,verschawnden,verschhwanden,verschwadnen,verschwandden,verschwandenn,verschwandne,verschwanedn,verschwannden,verschwnaden,verschwwanden,verscwhanden,vershcwanden,versschwanden,vesrchwanden,vreschwanden,vverschwanden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verschwanden

Misspelling Variants of "verschwanden"

evrschwanden12vercshwanden12verrschwanden13verscchwanden13verschawnden12verschhwanden13verschwadnen12verschwandden13
Misspelling Variants of "verschwanden"

Frequency rank: #15,779 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschwanden"?
"verschwanden" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-A-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩].
What does "verschwanden" mean?
As a verb, "verschwanden" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschwinden
What words are commonly confused with "verschwanden"?
"verschwanden" is commonly confused with "verschwinde", "verschwende", "verschwinden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwanden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwanden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvandn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwanden" come from?
"verschwanden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.