verschwimmen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verschwimmen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,595. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,595
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (in der Wahrnehmung) undeutlich oder unklar werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwimmen · verschwimmen · German

verschwimmen · rank #43,595 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,595
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versichere

Nearest frequency peer: versichere (+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 „verschwimmen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschwimmen“ 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).

verschwimmen vs verschwinden
83% similar
verschwimmen vs verschwommen
92% similar
verschwimmen vs verschwiegen
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschwimmen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwimmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,595
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschwimmen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschwimmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „versichere“ (#43,596), „verplant“ (#43,593), „Versicherungsgesellschaft“ (#43,597). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwimmen“ bei #43,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around verschwimmen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #43,595 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschwimmen, with forms such as "evrschwimmen", "vercshwimmen", and "verrschwimmen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verschwinden", "verschwommen", "verschwiegen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verschwimmen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (in der Wahrnehmung) undeutlich oder unklar werden
  2. 2
    Abgrenzungen verlieren
  3. 3
    die Klarheit des Ausdrucks oder der (Begriffs-)Bedeutung verlieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Horizont verschwamm im Nebel.
  2. Die Grenzen des Fürstentums waren etwas verschwommen.

This word in other languages

blur(English)brouiller(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschwimmen
  • vercshwimmen
  • verrschwimmen
  • verscchwimmen
  • verschhwimmen
  • verschiwmmen
  • verschwimemn
  • verschwimen
  • verschwimmenn
  • verschwimmne
  • verschwmimen
  • verschwwimmen
  • verscwhimmen
  • vershcwimmen
  • versschwimmen
  • vesrchwimmen
  • vreschwimmen
  • vverschwimmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschwimmen2vercshwimmen2verrschwimmen1verscchwimmen1verschhwimmen1verschiwmmen2verschwimemn2verschwimen1
Edit distance from "verschwimmen"

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 "verschwimmen"?
"verschwimmen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən].
What does "verschwimmen" mean?
As a verb, "verschwimmen" means: (in der Wahrnehmung) undeutlich oder unklar werden
What words are commonly confused with "verschwimmen"?
"verschwimmen" is commonly confused with "verschwinden", "verschwommen", "verschwiegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwimmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwimmen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwimmen" come from?
"verschwimmen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Vertrautheit#43,601verunglimpft#43,602verunreinigt#43,603Vietnamkrieg#43,611

Similar misspelling depth

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

vernichtend18 variantsverletzlich18 variantsverbreitetes18 variantsWahlkampfes18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list