verschwiegen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschwiegen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,057
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fähig zu schweigen, ein Geheimnis für sich zu behalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwiegen · verschwiegen · German

verschwiegen · rank #13,057 · 18 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,057
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verschlüsselu…

Nearest frequency peer: Verschlüsselung (-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 „verschwiegen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschwiegen“ 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).

verschwiegen vs verschwinden
83% similar
verschwiegen vs verschwimmen
83% similar
verschwiegen vs verschieben
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschwiegen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwiegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#13,057
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschwiegen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschwiegenliegt 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: „Verschlüsselung“ (#13,056), „verwehrt“ (#13,058), „verrückten“ (#13,055). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwiegen“ bei #13,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschwiegen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,057 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschwiegen, with forms such as "evrschwiegen", "vercshwiegen", and "verrschwiegen". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "verschwinden", "verschwimmen", "verschieben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verschwiegen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    fähig zu schweigen, ein Geheimnis für sich zu behalten
  2. 2
    verborgen, einsam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Freunde bildeten eine verschwiegene Gemeinschaft.
  2. Ich schlug ihm vor, uns an einem verschwiegeneren Ort noch einmal zu treffen.

Synonyms

diskretabgelegenverborgeneinsam

Antonyms

geschwätzig

This word in other languages

discreet(English)callado(Español)discret(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschwiegen
  • vercshwiegen
  • verrschwiegen
  • verscchwiegen
  • verschhwiegen
  • verschiwegen
  • verschwieegn
  • verschwiegenn
  • verschwieggen
  • verschwiegne
  • verschwigeen
  • verschwwiegen
  • verscwhiegen
  • vershcwiegen
  • versschwiegen
  • vesrchwiegen
  • vreschwiegen
  • vverschwiegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verschwiegen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrschwiegen2vercshwiegen2verrschwiegen1verscchwiegen1verschhwiegen1verschiwegen2verschwieegn2verschwiegenn1
Edit distance from "verschwiegen"

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 "verschwiegen"?
"verschwiegen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩].
What does "verschwiegen" mean?
As an adjective, "verschwiegen" means: fähig zu schweigen, ein Geheimnis für sich zu behalten
What words are commonly confused with "verschwiegen"?
"verschwiegen" is commonly confused with "verschwinden", "verschwimmen", "verschieben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwiegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwiegen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwiegen" come from?
"verschwiegen" 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 "verschwiegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verwirklicht#13,059Urheberrecht#13,048Ungleichheit#13,046weiterhelfen#13,070

Similar misspelling depth

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

wiederholten18 variantszerschlagen18 variantsSchweinfurt18 variantsausgebrochen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list