verständigen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verständigen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,726. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,726
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem eine Sache mitteilen; jemanden über etwas informieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-verstandigen · verständigen · German

verständigen · rank #13,726 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,726
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Versicherer

Nearest frequency peer: Versicherer (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “verständigen”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “verständigen” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

verständigen vs verständigt
83% similar
verständigen vs Verständigung
77% similar
verständigen vs verstanden
75% similar

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

Key facts for verständigen
PropertyValue
Headwordverständigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#13,726
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “verständigen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verständigenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Versicherer“ (#13,725), „verklagt“ (#13,724), „vertrat“ (#13,728). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around verständigen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,726 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for verständigen, with forms such as "evrständigen", "verrständigen", and "versständigen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "verständigt", "Verständigung", "verstanden", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is verständigen, spelled V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem eine Sache mitteilen; jemanden über etwas informieren
  2. 2
    sich verständlich machen
  3. 3
    mit einer anderen Person einen gemeinsamen Weg/ein gemeinsames Vorgehen festlegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als er sah, dass das Haus gegenüber brannte, verständigte er sofort die Feuerwehr.
  2. Das von einer Nachbarin verständigte Jugendamt suchte die Familie auf.

Synonyms

benachrichtigenberichtenKenntnisunterrichten

This word in other languages

alert(English)advertir(Español)alerter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrständigen
  • verrständigen
  • versständigen
  • verstnädigen
  • versttändigen
  • verstädnigen
  • verständdigen
  • verständgien
  • verständiegn
  • verständigenn
  • verständiggen
  • verständigne
  • verstänidgen
  • verstänndigen
  • versätndigen
  • vertsändigen
  • vesrtändigen
  • vreständigen
  • vverständigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verständigen - 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.

evrständigen2verrständigen1versständigen1verstnädigen2versttändigen1verstädnigen2verständdigen1verständgien2
Edit distance from "verständigen"

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 "verständigen"?
"verständigen" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩].
What does "verständigen" mean?
As a verb, "verständigen" means: jemandem eine Sache mitteilen; jemanden über etwas informieren
What words are commonly confused with "verständigen"?
"verständigen" is commonly confused with "verständigt", "Verständigung", "verstanden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verständigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verständigen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verständigen" come from?
"verständigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unterbrechen#13,717theologische#13,709Schwankungen#13,689Elektroautos#13,805

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Kompositionen19 variantsKatastrophen19 variantsHandelskammer19 variantsgegenseitigen19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list