versonnen
[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]
The verdict
“versonnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in Gedanken versunken, geistig abwesend
Corpus desk
Index DE-versonnen · versonnen · German
versonnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | versonnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „versonnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
versonnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in Gedanken versunken, geistig abwesend".
versonnen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is versonnen, spelled V-E-R-S-O-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1in Gedanken versunken, geistig abwesend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how versonnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er war so versonnen, dass er ihre Ankunft nicht bemerkte.
„Ernst fuhr mit dem Zeigefinger versonnen die eigene Notenzeichnung entlang und summte dabei eine nicht erkennbare Melodie.“
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.