verschwistern

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪstɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪstɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“verschwistern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geschwister sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwistern · verschwistern · German

verschwistern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for verschwistern
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwistern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪstɐn]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verschwistern“ im Deutschen

verschwisternliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verschwistern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪstɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for verschwistern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verschwistern, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-S-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geschwister sein
  2. 2
    eng (miteinander) verbinden
  3. 3
    sich als/wie Geschwister verbinden; sich mit etwas eng verbinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Zwei Teilnehmerinnen waren miteinander verschwistert; eine Teilnehmerin war mit ihrer vierjährigen Enkeltochter da, um die sie sich wegen der Berufstätigkeit der Eltern auch sonst kümmert.“
  2. „Einer Erkenntniss zum Siege verhelfen heisst oft nur: sie so mit der Dummheit verschwistern, dass das Schwergewicht der letzteren auch den Sieg für die erstere erzwingt.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschwistern"?
"verschwistern" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-I-S-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪstɐn].
What does "verschwistern" mean?
As a verb, "verschwistern" means: Geschwister sein
How do you pronounce "verschwistern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwistern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɪstɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwistern" come from?
"verschwistern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list