verschwende

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschwende” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,933
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwende · verschwende · German

verschwende · rank #40,933 · 18 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,933
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verreist

Nearest frequency peer: verreist (-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 „verschwende“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschwende“ 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).

verschwende vs verschwinde
91% similar
verschwende vs verschwinden
83% similar
verschwende vs verschwunden
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschwende
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,933
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschwende“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verschwendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verreist“ (#40,932), „Verschwiegenheit“ (#40,934), „verrechnen“ (#40,931). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwende“ bei #40,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschwende (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,933 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschwende, with forms such as "evrschwende", "vercshwende", and "verrschwende". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "verschwinde", "verschwinden", "verschwunden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verschwende, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschwende
  • vercshwende
  • verrschwende
  • verscchwende
  • verschewnde
  • verschhwende
  • verschwedne
  • verschwendde
  • verschwened
  • verschwennde
  • verschwnede
  • verschwwende
  • verscwhende
  • vershcwende
  • versschwende
  • vesrchwende
  • vreschwende
  • vverschwende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschwende - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrschwende2vercshwende2verrschwende1verscchwende1verschewnde2verschhwende1verschwedne2verschwendde1
Edit distance from "verschwende"

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 "verschwende"?
"verschwende" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə].
What does "verschwende" mean?
As a verb, "verschwende" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verschwenden
What words are commonly confused with "verschwende"?
"verschwende" is commonly confused with "verschwinde", "verschwinden", "verschwunden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwende" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwende" come from?
"verschwende" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list