verspricht

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“verspricht” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,439
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verspricht · verspricht · German

verspricht · rank #5,439 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,439
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verkäufer

Nearest frequency peer: Verkäufer (-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 „verspricht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verspricht“ 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).

verspricht vs versprüht
80% similar
verspricht vs verstrickt
80% similar
verspricht vs versprach
80% similar

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

Key facts for verspricht
PropertyValue
Headwordverspricht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,439
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verspricht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).versprichtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verkäufer“ (#5,438), „versuchten“ (#5,440), „vergleichsweise“ (#5,437). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verspricht“ bei #5,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around verspricht (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,439 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for verspricht, with forms such as "evrspricht", "verpsricht", and "verrspricht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "versprüht", "verstrickt", "versprach", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verspricht, spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrspricht
  • verpsricht
  • verrspricht
  • verspircht
  • versppricht
  • versprciht
  • verspriccht
  • versprichht
  • versprichtt
  • verspricth
  • versprihct
  • versprricht
  • versrpicht
  • versspricht
  • vesrpricht
  • vrespricht
  • vverspricht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verspricht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrspricht2verpsricht2verrspricht1verspircht2versppricht1versprciht2verspriccht1versprichht1
Edit distance from "verspricht"

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 "verspricht"?
"verspricht" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt].
What does "verspricht" mean?
As a verb, "verspricht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs versprechen
What words are commonly confused with "verspricht"?
"verspricht" is commonly confused with "versprüht", "verstrickt", "versprach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verspricht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verspricht" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verspricht" come from?
"verspricht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

versuchten#5,440angemeldet#5,450angemessen#5,451Regelungen#5,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

beeindruckt17 variantsElektrische17 variantshervorragend17 variantsislamischen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list