verschweigen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschweigen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,314
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bewusst nicht sagen oder aussprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschweigen · verschweigen · German

verschweigen · rank #16,314 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,314
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschlüsselt

Nearest frequency peer: verschlüsselt (-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 „verschweigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschweigen“ 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).

verschweigen vs verschweigt
83% similar
verschweigen vs verschwenden
83% similar
verschweigen vs verschwiegen
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschweigen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschweigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#16,314
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschweigen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschweigenliegt 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: „verschlüsselt“ (#16,313), „Verständigung“ (#16,315), „verschlafen“ (#16,312). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschweigen“ bei #16,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschweigen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,314 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bewusst nicht sagen oder aussprechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschweigen, with forms such as "evrschweigen", "vercshweigen", and "verrschweigen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verschweigt", "verschwenden", "verschwiegen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verschweigen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bewusst nicht sagen oder aussprechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warum hast du uns deine Herkunft verschwiegen?
  2. „Sie verschweigen dem jungen Deutschen nicht, daß sie ihn für einen Todeskandidaten halten.“

Synonyms

verheimlichen

Antonyms

aussagenoffenbaren

This word in other languages

conceal(English)ocultar(Español)taire(Français)omitir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschweigen
  • vercshweigen
  • verrschweigen
  • verscchweigen
  • verschewigen
  • verschhweigen
  • verschwegien
  • verschweiegn
  • verschweigenn
  • verschweiggen
  • verschweigne
  • verschwweigen
  • verscwheigen
  • vershcweigen
  • versschweigen
  • vesrchweigen
  • vreschweigen
  • vverschweigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschweigen2vercshweigen2verrschweigen1verscchweigen1verschewigen2verschhweigen1verschwegien2verschweiegn2
Edit distance from "verschweigen"

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 "verschweigen"?
"verschweigen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩].
What does "verschweigen" mean?
As a verb, "verschweigen" means: bewusst nicht sagen oder aussprechen
What words are commonly confused with "verschweigen"?
"verschweigen" is commonly confused with "verschweigt", "verschwenden", "verschwiegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschweigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschweigen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvaɪ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschweigen" come from?
"verschweigen" 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 "verschweigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zurückgelegt#16,337auftretenden#16,356Behandlungen#16,367nennenswerte#16,235

Similar misspelling depth

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

verschlafen18 variantssprachliche18 variantssportlicher18 variantsRückmeldung18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list