verschwunden

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“verschwunden” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,624. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,624
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr existent; verloren gegangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwunden · verschwunden · German

verschwunden · rank #3,624 · 20 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,624
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbindet

Nearest frequency peer: verbindet (-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 „verschwunden“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verschwunden“ 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).

verschwunden vs verschwundene
92% similar
verschwunden vs verschwundenen
86% similar
verschwunden vs verschulden
83% similar

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

Key facts for verschwunden
PropertyValue
Headwordverschwunden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#3,624
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verschwunden“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verschwundenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verbindet“ (#3,623), „verteidigen“ (#3,625), „tolles“ (#3,622). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verschwunden“ bei #3,624. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around verschwunden (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,624 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht mehr existent; verloren gegangen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for verschwunden, with forms such as "evrschwunden", "vercshwunden", and "verrschwunden". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "verschwundene", "verschwundenen", "verschulden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verschwunden, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-U-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr existent; verloren gegangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Kugelschreiber ist schon wieder verschwunden.
  2. Ihr Opa dachte, seine Brille ist verschwunden, dabei war sie auf seinem Kopf.

Synonyms

abhandengekommenweg

Antonyms

existentvorhanden

This word in other languages

lost(English)desaparecido(Español)disparu(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschwunden
  • vercshwunden
  • verrschwunden
  • verscchwunden
  • verschhwunden
  • verschuwnden
  • verschwnuden
  • verschwudnen
  • verschwundden
  • verschwundenn
  • verschwundne
  • verschwunedn
  • verschwunnden
  • verschwwunden
  • verscwhunden
  • vershcwunden
  • versschwunden
  • vesrchwunden
  • vreschwunden
  • vverschwunden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschwunden2vercshwunden2verrschwunden1verscchwunden1verschhwunden1verschuwnden2verschwnuden2verschwudnen2
Edit distance from "verschwunden"

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 "verschwunden"?
"verschwunden" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-U-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩].
What does "verschwunden" mean?
As an adjective, "verschwunden" means: nicht mehr existent; verloren gegangen
What words are commonly confused with "verschwunden"?
"verschwunden" is commonly confused with "verschwundene", "verschwundenen", "verschulden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verschwunden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verschwunden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvʊndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verschwunden" come from?
"verschwunden" 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 "verschwunden", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Alternativen#3,636ausgestattet#3,639Mitarbeitern#3,605Leidenschaft#3,600

Similar misspelling depth

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

hinsichtlich20 variantsmenschlichen20 variantserfolgreichen20 variantsverschiedener20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list