versklaven
[fɛɐ̯ˈsklaːvn̩]
The verdict
“versklaven” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,151 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #61,151
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden zu einem Sklaven machen, in die Sklaverei führen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | versklaven |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈsklaːvn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #61,151 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “versklaven” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for versklaven is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈsklaːvn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,151 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jemanden zu einem Sklaven machen, in die Sklaverei führen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for versklaven, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is versklaven, spelled V-E-R-S-K-L-A-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden zu einem Sklaven machen, in die Sklaverei führen
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “versklaven”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-K-L-A-V-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈsklaːvn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.