verschwieg

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːk]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːk]/ verb

The verdict

“verschwieg” is uncommon German (frequency #62,038 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,038
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwieg · verschwieg · German

verschwieg · rank #62,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,038
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vernehmungen

Nearest frequency peer: Vernehmungen (-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 „verschwieg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verschwieg
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwieg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschwieg“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verschwiegfällt 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: „Vernehmungen“ (#62,037), „vermeidbare“ (#62,036), „versohlt“ (#62,040). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwieg“ bei #62,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschwieg is uncommon German at frequency #62,038 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verschwieg, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verschwieg, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschweigen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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 "verschwieg"?
"verschwieg" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːk].
What does "verschwieg" mean?
As a verb, "verschwieg" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verschweigen
How do you pronounce "verschwieg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwieg" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwieg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list