versprachen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁaːxn̩]/ verb

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,915

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

versprachen is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versprechen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁaːxn̩]. Often confused with verspreche and versprechen.

Key facts for versprachen
PropertyValue
Headwordversprachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁaːxn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,915
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of versprachen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for versprachen is 11 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁaːxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,915 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for versprachen, with forms such as "evrsprachen", "verpsrachen", and "verrsprachen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "verspreche", "versprechen", "versprochen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is versprachen, spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrsprachen,verpsrachen,verrsprachen,versparchen,verspprachen,verspracchen,verspracehn,versprachenn,versprachhen,versprachne,versprahcen,versprcahen,versprrachen,versrpachen,verssprachen,vesrprachen,vresprachen,vversprachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for versprachen

Misspelling Variants of "versprachen"

evrsprachen11verpsrachen11verrsprachen12versparchen11verspprachen12verspracchen12verspracehn11versprachenn12
Misspelling Variants of "versprachen"

Frequency rank: #28,915 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "versprachen"?
"versprachen" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁaːxn̩].
What does "versprachen" mean?
As a verb, "versprachen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versprechen
What words are commonly confused with "versprachen"?
"versprachen" is commonly confused with "verspreche", "versprechen", "versprochen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versprachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versprachen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁaːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versprachen" come from?
"versprachen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.