Versmaß
[ˈfɛʁsˌmaːs]
The verdict
“Versmaß” 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 Einheit, aus der ein Vers aufgebaut ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-versma · Versmaß · German
Versmaß · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Versmaß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁsˌmaːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Versmaß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Versmaß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛʁsˌmaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "metrische Einheit, aus der ein Vers aufgebaut ist".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Versmaß in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Versmaß, spelled V-E-R-S-M-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1metrische Einheit, aus der ein Vers aufgebaut ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Versmaß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Versmaß muss stimmen bei aller Verzweiflung, und anders als die Deyier hätten die besser passenden Spartaner eine Silbe zu viel gehabt…“
„Um gleich einem möglichen Mißverständnis vorzubeugen: Es geht hier nicht um eine mehr oder weniger vollständige Aufzählung der gängigsten »Metren« (Versmaße)…“
Synonyms
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.