verspannt

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant]/ verb

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The verdict

“verspannt” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,973 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#62,973
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspannen

Key facts for verspannt
PropertyValue
Headwordverspannt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,973
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verspannt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verspannt lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verspannt is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,973 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspannen".

No misspelling variants are generated for verspannt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verspannt, spelled V-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspannen

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 "verspannt"?
"verspannt" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant].
What does "verspannt" mean?
As a verb, "verspannt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs verspannen
How do you pronounce "verspannt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verspannt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verspannt" come from?
"verspannt" 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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Using “verspannt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-P-A-N-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpant] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list