versprochen

Name: versprochen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“versprochen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,237
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-versprochen · versprochen · German

versprochen · rank #4,237 · 18 variants · 8 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,237
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH Verordnung

Nearest frequency peer: Verordnung (-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.

toller

95,767
träumen

95,766
Verordnung

95,765
versprochen

95,764
Werken

95,763
wirkte

95,761

What this shows „versprochen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

versprochen vs verstrichen

82% similar

versprochen vs vorsprechen

82% similar

versprochen vs versprochene

92% similar

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

Key facts for versprochen
Property	Value
Headword	versprochen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#4,237
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	8
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versprochen“

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

#4,237

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verordnung“ (#4,236), „Werken“ (#4,238), „träumen“ (#4,235). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versprochen“ bei #4,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around versprochen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,237 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versprechen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for versprochen, with forms such as "evrsprochen", "verpsrochen", and "verrsprochen". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verstrichen", "vorsprechen", "versprochene", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is versprochen, spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-O-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

evrsprochen
verpsrochen
verrsprochen
versporchen
verspprochen
versprcohen
versprocchen
versprocehn
versprochenn
versprochhen
versprochne
versprohcen
versprrochen
versrpochen
verssprochen
vesrprochen
vresprochen
vversprochen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versprochen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "versprochen"

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 "versprochen"?

"versprochen" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-O-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩].

What does "versprochen" mean?

As a verb, "versprochen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs versprechen

What words are commonly confused with "versprochen"?

"versprochen" is commonly confused with "verstrichen", "vorsprechen", "versprochene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "versprochen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versprochen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɔxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "versprochen" come from?

"versprochen" 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 "versprochen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wunderschön#4,242 entsprechen#4,265 Grundschule#4,207 Katastrophe#4,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

langfristig18 variants städtischen18 variants rechtlichen18 variants Qualifikation18 variants