versoffen

[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔfn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔfn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“versoffen” is uncommon German (frequency #97,912 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,912
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-versoffen · versoffen · German

versoffen · rank #97,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,912
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschränkte

Nearest frequency peer: verschränkte (-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 „versoffen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for versoffen
PropertyValue
Headwordversoffen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔfn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „versoffen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.versoffenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verschränkte“ (#97,911), „verständnisvollen“ (#97,913), „verschoss“ (#97,910). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versoffen“ bei #97,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

versoffen is uncommon German at frequency #97,912 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for versoffen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is versoffen, spelled V-E-R-S-O-F-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versaufen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versaufen

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 "versoffen"?
"versoffen" is spelled V-E-R-S-O-F-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔfn̩].
What does "versoffen" mean?
As a verb, "versoffen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versaufen
How do you pronounce "versoffen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versoffen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versoffen" come from?
"versoffen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list