verstarb

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁp]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,780

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

verstarb is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versterben Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁp]. Often confused with verstört and verstaut.

Key facts for verstarb
PropertyValue
Headwordverstarb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,780
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verstarb in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verstarb is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁp]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,780 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verstarb, with forms such as "evrstarb", "verrstarb", and "versatrb". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verstört", "verstaut", "verstärkt", and more, 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verstarb, spelled V-E-R-S-T-A-R-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versterben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versterben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrstarb,verrstarb,versatrb,versstarb,verstabr,verstarbb,verstarrb,verstrab,versttarb,vertsarb,vesrtarb,vrestarb,vverstarb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verstarb

Misspelling Variants of "verstarb"

evrstarb8verrstarb9versatrb8versstarb9verstabr8verstarbb9verstarrb9verstrab8
Misspelling Variants of "verstarb"

Frequency rank: #15,780 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verstarb"?
"verstarb" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-A-R-B. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁp].
What does "verstarb" mean?
As a verb, "verstarb" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs versterben
What words are commonly confused with "verstarb"?
"verstarb" is commonly confused with "verstört", "verstaut", "verstärkt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verstarb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verstarb" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʁp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verstarb" come from?
"verstarb" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.