verschwinden

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“verschwinden” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,863
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufhören zu existieren, sich in Nichts auflösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwinden · verschwinden · German

verschwinden · rank #2,863 · 20 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,863
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verfassung

Nearest frequency peer: Verfassung (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “verschwinden”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “verschwinden” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

verschwinden vs verschwunden
92% similar
verschwinden vs verschwindet
92% similar
verschwinden vs verschwindend
92% similar

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

Key facts for verschwinden
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#2,863
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “verschwinden” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verschwindenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Verfassung“ (#2,862), „viertel“ (#2,864), „Unterschiede“ (#2,861). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around verschwinden (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,863 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschwinden, with forms such as "evrschwinden", "vercshwinden", and "verrschwinden". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "verschwunden", "verschwindet", "verschwindend", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verschwinden, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufhören zu existieren, sich in Nichts auflösen
  2. 2
    den wahrnehmbaren Bereich verlassen
  3. 3
    verloren gehen
  4. 4
    den Ort des Geschehens verlassen
  5. 5
    zur Toilette gehen
  6. 6
    Mathematik, den Wert Null annehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Schmerzen verschwanden so schnell wie sie gekommen waren.
  2. Sie verschwand hinter den Kulissen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschwinden
  • vercshwinden
  • verrschwinden
  • verscchwinden
  • verschhwinden
  • verschiwnden
  • verschwidnen
  • verschwindden
  • verschwindenn
  • verschwindne
  • verschwinedn
  • verschwinnden
  • verschwniden
  • verschwwinden
  • verscwhinden
  • vershcwinden
  • versschwinden
  • vesrchwinden
  • vreschwinden
  • vverschwinden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschwinden2vercshwinden2verrschwinden1verscchwinden1verschhwinden1verschiwnden2verschwidnen2verschwindden1
Edit distance from "verschwinden"

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 "verschwinden"?
"verschwinden" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩].
What does "verschwinden" mean?
As a verb, "verschwinden" means: aufhören zu existieren, sich in Nichts auflösen
What words are commonly confused with "verschwinden"?
"verschwinden" is commonly confused with "verschwunden", "verschwindet", "verschwindend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwinden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwinden" come from?
"verschwinden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "verschwinden" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "verschwunden". View pair
  • 20 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,863 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list