verständig

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“verständig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verständnis, Einsicht und Vernunft zeigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-verstandig · verständig · German

verständig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for verständig
PropertyValue
Headwordverständig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪç]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verständig“ im Deutschen

verständigliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verständig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verständnis, Einsicht und Vernunft zeigend".

No misspelling variants are generated for verständig in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verständig, spelled V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verständnis, Einsicht und Vernunft zeigend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Erstaunlich verständig erkundigt sich die Automatenstimme nach seinen Wünschen und bugsiert ihn dann zum zuständigen Mitarbeiter.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verständig"?
"verständig" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪç].
What does "verständig" mean?
As an adjective, "verständig" means: Verständnis, Einsicht und Vernunft zeigend
How do you pronounce "verständig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verständig" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verständig" come from?
"verständig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list