versickern

[fɛɐ̯ˈzɪkɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzɪkɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“versickern” is uncommon German (frequency #73,069 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,069
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Untergrund aufgenommen werden und so verschwinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-versickern · versickern · German

versickern · rank #73,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,069
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versprich

Nearest frequency peer: versprich (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „versickern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „versickern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for versickern
PropertyValue
Headwordversickern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzɪkɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „versickern“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).versickernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „versprich“ (#73,070), „verschissene“ (#73,067), „verscherbeln“ (#73,066). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versickern“ bei #73,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

versickern is uncommon German at frequency #73,069 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪkɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for versickern in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is versickern, spelled V-E-R-S-I-C-K-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Untergrund aufgenommen werden und so verschwinden
  2. 2
    langsam aufhören/verschwinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das wenige Wasser, das der Regenschauer gebracht hat, versickert kaum, es verdunstet sofort.
  2. „Dann flieh mit Windeseile, zurück in meinen Schutz, versickerst du im Sande, bist du zu nichts mehr Nutz.“

Antonyms

verdunstenverkochenauftauchenbeginnen

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 "versickern"?
"versickern" is spelled V-E-R-S-I-C-K-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪkɐn].
What does "versickern" mean?
As a verb, "versickern" means: im Untergrund aufgenommen werden und so verschwinden
How do you pronounce "versickern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versickern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪkɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versickern" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "versickern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vielsagend#73,078verkümmern#73,059vorheriges#73,082verdaulich#73,052

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list