versperren

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“versperren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,291
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Passieren eines Weges verhindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-versperren · versperren · German

versperren · rank #40,291 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,291
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verspeisen

Nearest frequency peer: verspeisen (-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 „versperren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „versperren“ 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).

versperren vs versperrt
80% similar
versperren vs verspüren
80% similar
versperren vs verspeisen
80% similar

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

Key facts for versperren
PropertyValue
Headwordversperren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,291
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versperren“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).versperrenliegt 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: „verspeisen“ (#40,290), „vertont“ (#40,292), „versieht“ (#40,289). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versperren“ bei #40,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around versperren (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,291 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for versperren, with forms such as "evrsperren", "verpserren", and "verrsperren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "versperrt", "verspüren", "verspeisen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is versperren, spelled V-E-R-S-P-E-R-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Passieren eines Weges verhindern
  2. 2
    etwas durch Abschließen nicht zugänglich machen
  3. 3
    sich einem Gefühl oder Gedanken verweigern
  4. 4
    sich dazwischen befindlich eine visuelle Wahrnehmung verhindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Laut Wilhelm Maximilian Kisch verbrannten beide, da das Feuer den Rückweg versperrte und auch Fenster durch Gitter versperrt waren, anderen Quellen zufolge kam nur die Frau ums Leben.“
  2. „Gewähre ihnen einfach den Weg zu dir und versperre dich nicht davor.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsperren
  • verpserren
  • verrsperren
  • verseprren
  • versperen
  • versperern
  • versperrenn
  • versperrne
  • verspperren
  • verspreren
  • verssperren
  • vesrperren
  • vresperren
  • vversperren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versperren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrsperren2verpserren2verrsperren1verseprren2versperen1versperern2versperrenn1versperrne2
Edit distance from "versperren"

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 "versperren"?
"versperren" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-E-R-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛʁən].
What does "versperren" mean?
As a verb, "versperren" means: das Passieren eines Weges verhindern
What words are commonly confused with "versperren"?
"versperren" is commonly confused with "versperrt", "verspüren", "verspeisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versperren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versperren" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versperren" come from?
"versperren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verspeisen#40,290verwundern#40,293verfestigt#40,279Waschbären#40,312

Similar misspelling depth

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

vermelden14 variantsverfangen14 variantsverdrehte14 variantsuntermalt14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list