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verschwören

German, verb

verschwören is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-Ö-R-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verschwören is a German verb meaning “to conspire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its umlaut, verschworen is a different word: “past participle of verschwören”. With a capital, Verschwören is a different word: “gerund of verschwören”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich zum Nachteil eines Dritten (heimlich) verabreden, um gemeinsam gegen diesen zu handeln”.

What does verschwören mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to conspire

  2. 2

    to dedicate oneself

verb

as verschworen
  1. 1

    past participle of verschwören

noun

as Verschwören
  1. 1

    neutergerund of verschwören

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. sich zum Nachteil eines Dritten (heimlich) verabreden, um gemeinsam gegen diesen zu handeln 2. sich voller Hingabe und mit Einsatz um eine Sache/Aufgabe kümmern 3. sich durch Eid/Versprechen an eine Sache/Aufgabe binden

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of verschwören

  • verschwört present singular third-person
  • verschwor past
  • verschwur archaic past
  • verschworen participle past
  • verschwöre past subjunctive
  • verschwüre past subjunctive
  • haben auxiliary
  • 6 strong
  • verschwörend participle present
  • verschwörst indicative present second-person
  • verschwörest second-person singular subjunctive
  • verschwöret plural second-person subjunctive
  • verschwuren archaic first-person indicative
  • verschwüren first-person formal plural
  • verschworst indicative preterite second-person
  • verschwurst archaic indicative preterite
  • verschwort indicative plural preterite
  • verschwurt archaic indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to verschwören

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is verschwören in German?

verschwören appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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