verstauen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,550

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

verstauen is aGermanverb. It means: Gegenstände in einem Raum unterbringen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]. Often confused with verstaut and verstehen.

Key facts for verstauen
PropertyValue
Headwordverstauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,550
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verstauen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,550 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gegenstände in einem Raum unterbringen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for verstauen, with forms such as "evrstauen", "verrstauen", and "versatuen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "verstaut", "verstehen", "Vertrauen", 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 verstauen, spelled V-E-R-S-T-A-U-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstände in einem Raum unterbringen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrstauen,verrstauen,versatuen,versstauen,verstaeun,verstauenn,verstaune,versttauen,verstuaen,vertsauen,vesrtauen,vrestauen,vverstauen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verstauen

Misspelling Variants of "verstauen"

evrstauen9verrstauen10versatuen9versstauen10verstaeun9verstauenn10verstaune9versttauen10
Misspelling Variants of "verstauen"

Frequency rank: #41,550 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verstauen"?
"verstauen" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ən].
What does "verstauen" mean?
As a verb, "verstauen" means: Gegenstände in einem Raum unterbringen
What words are commonly confused with "verstauen"?
"verstauen" is commonly confused with "verstaut", "verstehen", "Vertrauen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verstauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verstauen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaʊ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verstauen" come from?
"verstauen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.