Versprecher
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçɐ]
Versprecher is spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Versprecher is a German masculine noun meaning “slip of the tongue (mistake in speech)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(unbeabsichtigte) sprachliche Fehlleistung beim Sprechen”.
What does Versprecher mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineslip of the tongue (mistake in speech)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (unbeabsichtigte) sprachliche Fehlleistung beim Sprechen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Versprecher
- Versprechers genitive
- Versprechern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Versprecher?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Versprecher in German?
Versprecher appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).