Versfuß

[ˈfɛʁsˌfuːs]

/[ˈfɛʁsˌfuːs]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - metrische Grundeinheit eines Verses, bestehend aus zwei oder mehr Silben mit spezifischer Verteilung von Hebung und Senkung oder langen und kurzen Silben

Corpus desk

Index DE-versfu · Versfuß · German

Versfuß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 Versfuß
PropertyValue
HeadwordVersfuß
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛʁsˌfuːs]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Versfuß” sits in German frequency

Versfußfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Versfuß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁsˌfuːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "metrische Grundeinheit eines Verses, bestehend aus zwei oder mehr Silben mit spezifischer Verteilung von Hebung und Senkung oder langen und kurzen Silben".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Versfuß, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Versfuß, spelled V-E-R-S-F-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    metrische Grundeinheit eines Verses, bestehend aus zwei oder mehr Silben mit spezifischer Verteilung von Hebung und Senkung oder langen und kurzen Silben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Doch damals ging es nur um Versfüße und Kommas.“
  2. „Das Heft wimmelte von Ausdrücken wie Skandieren, Spondeus, Jambus, Molossus und anderen antiken Versfüßen, das alles sorgfältig, fast schon kalligraphisch eingetragen.“

Synonyms

Versglied

This word in other languages

foot(English)pied(Français)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Versfuß"?
"Versfuß" is spelled V-E-R-S-F-U-SS. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛʁsˌfuːs].
What does "Versfuß" mean?
As a noun, "Versfuß" means: metrische Grundeinheit eines Verses, bestehend aus zwei oder mehr Silben mit spezifischer Verteilung von Hebung und Senkung oder langen und kurzen Silben
How do you pronounce "Versfuß"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versfuß" is [ˈfɛʁsˌfuːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versfuß" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list