versilbern
[fɛɐ̯ˈzɪlbɐn]
The verdict
“versilbern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer metallenen Schicht (aus Silber) überziehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-versilbern · versilbern · German
versilbern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | versilbern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪlbɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „versilbern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
versilbern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzɪlbɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for versilbern, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 versilbern, spelled V-E-R-S-I-L-B-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1mit einer metallenen Schicht (aus Silber) überziehen
- 2zu Geld machen; auch unter Wert oder an nicht professionelle Abnehmer verkaufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how versilbern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Besteck ist nicht aus reinem Silber, es ist nur versilbert.
„Und wie sahen wir gleich am ersten Abend diesen unvergleichlichen Markusplatz! Gegen neun Uhr ging hinter dem Campanile, dem freistehenden Glockenthurme, der volle Mond auf, versilberte die Kuppeln der Markuskirche und den ganzen Platz, der abgeschlossen ist wie ein Saal.“
This word in other languages
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.