verschwommen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɔmən]/ adj

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,096

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

verschwommen is anGermanadj. It means: nicht deutlich/klar zu erkennen, beispielsweise auf Photographien Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɔmən]. Often confused with verschwimmen.

Key facts for verschwommen
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɔmən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#36,096
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verschwommen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɔmən]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,096 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 verschwommen, with forms such as "evrschwommen", "vercshwommen", and "verrschwommen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verschwimmen", 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 verschwommen, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-O-M-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht deutlich/klar zu erkennen, beispielsweise auf Photographien
  2. 2
    nicht eindeutig, nicht klar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrschwommen,vercshwommen,verrschwommen,verscchwommen,verschhwommen,verschowmmen,verschwmomen,verschwomemn,verschwomen,verschwommenn,verschwommne,verschwwommen,verscwhommen,vershcwommen,versschwommen,vesrchwommen,vreschwommen,vverschwommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verschwommen

Misspelling Variants of "verschwommen"

evrschwommen12vercshwommen12verrschwommen13verscchwommen13verschhwommen13verschowmmen12verschwmomen12verschwomemn12
Misspelling Variants of "verschwommen"

Frequency rank: #36,096 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verschwommen"?
"verschwommen" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɔmən].
What does "verschwommen" mean?
As an adj, "verschwommen" means: nicht deutlich/klar zu erkennen, beispielsweise auf Photographien
What words are commonly confused with "verschwommen"?
"verschwommen" is commonly confused with "verschwimmen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwommen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwommen" come from?
"verschwommen" 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.