versöhnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“versöhnen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,553
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden veranlassen, mit jemandem nach einem Streit wieder Frieden zu schließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-versohnen · versöhnen · German

versöhnen · rank #27,553 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,553
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verspottet

Nearest frequency peer: verspottet (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „versöhnen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „versöhnen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

versöhnen vs versöhnt
78% similar
versöhnen vs versorgen
67% similar
versöhnen vs verwöhnen
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for versöhnen
PropertyValue
Headwordversöhnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#27,553
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versöhnen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.versöhnenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verspottet“ (#27,552), „vervollständigt“ (#27,554), „Verschmutzung“ (#27,551). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versöhnen“ bei #27,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around versöhnen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,553 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for versöhnen, with forms such as "evrsöhnen", "verrsöhnen", and "vershönen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "versöhnt", "versorgen", "verwöhnen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is versöhnen, spelled V-E-R-S-Ö-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden veranlassen, mit jemandem nach einem Streit wieder Frieden zu schließen
  2. 2
    sich nach einem Streit wieder vertragen
  3. 3
    sich mit einem widrigen Umstand abfinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dabei sei die Konferenz eine gute Gelegenheit, um die Märkte mit der Notenbank zu versöhnen.“
  2. Es hat lange gedauert, doch nun haben die beiden sich versöhnt.

This word in other languages

reconcile(English)reconciliar(Español)réconcilier(Français)reconciliar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsöhnen
  • verrsöhnen
  • vershönen
  • verssöhnen
  • versöhenn
  • versöhhnen
  • versöhnenn
  • versöhnne
  • versöhnnen
  • versönhen
  • veröshnen
  • vesröhnen
  • vresöhnen
  • vversöhnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versöhnen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrsöhnen2verrsöhnen1vershönen2verssöhnen1versöhenn2versöhhnen1versöhnenn1versöhnne2
Edit distance from "versöhnen"

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 "versöhnen"?
"versöhnen" is spelled V-E-R-S-Ö-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnən].
What does "versöhnen" mean?
As a verb, "versöhnen" means: jemanden veranlassen, mit jemandem nach einem Streit wieder Frieden zu schließen
What words are commonly confused with "versöhnen"?
"versöhnen" is commonly confused with "versöhnt", "versorgen", "verwöhnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versöhnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versöhnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzøːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versöhnen" come from?
"versöhnen" 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 "versöhnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Vorgarten#27,559verhängen#27,545verankern#27,541Westseite#27,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verspottet14 variantsVordermann14 variantsWhirlpool14 variantsWisconsin14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list