verschwiegen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,057

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

verschwiegen is anGermanadj. It means: fähig zu schweigen, ein Geheimnis für sich zu behalten Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]. Often confused with verschwinden and verschwimmen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschwiegen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,057 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 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for verschwiegen, with forms such as "evrschwiegen", "vercshwiegen", and "verrschwiegen". 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 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 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 verschwiegen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verschwiegen

Misspelling Variants of "verschwiegen"

evrschwiegen12vercshwiegen12verrschwiegen13verscchwiegen13verschhwiegen13verschiwegen12verschwieegn12verschwiegenn13
Misspelling Variants of "verschwiegen"

Frequency rank: #13,057 in German

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 adj, "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. 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.