versehen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,566

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

versehen is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden oder etwas mit etwas ausstatten Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]. It ranks #2,566 in German word frequency. Often confused with Versen and verstehe.

Key facts for versehen
PropertyValue
Headwordversehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,566
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for versehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,566 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for versehen, with forms such as "evrsehen", "vereshen", and "verrsehen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Versen", "verstehe", "vorgehen", and more, 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 versehen, spelled V-E-R-S-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden oder etwas mit etwas ausstatten
  2. 2
    ein Amt/einen Dienst ausführen/ausfüllen
  3. 3
    sich irren
  4. 4
    auf etwas gefasst sein
  5. 5
    die Krankensalbung an jemandem vornehmen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrsehen,vereshen,verrsehen,verseehn,versehenn,versehhen,versehne,versheen,verssehen,vesrehen,vresehen,vversehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for versehen

Misspelling Variants of "versehen"

evrsehen8vereshen8verrsehen9verseehn8versehenn9versehhen9versehne8versheen8
Misspelling Variants of "versehen"

Frequency rank: #2,566 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "versehen"?
"versehen" is spelled V-E-R-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən].
What does "versehen" mean?
As a verb, "versehen" means: jemanden oder etwas mit etwas ausstatten
What words are commonly confused with "versehen"?
"versehen" is commonly confused with "Versen", "verstehe", "vorgehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versehen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versehen" come from?
"versehen" 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.