versteht

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːt]/ verb

The verdict

“versteht” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,681
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-versteht · versteht · German

versteht · rank #1,681 · 13 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Veranstaltung…

Nearest frequency peer: Veranstaltungen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „versteht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „versteht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im 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).

versteht vs verweht
75% similar
versteht vs versucht
75% similar
versteht vs vorsieht
75% similar

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

Key facts for versteht
PropertyValue
Headwordversteht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,681
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „versteht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verstehtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Veranstaltungen“ (#1,680), „Vertreter“ (#1,682), „Urteil“ (#1,679). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versteht“ bei #1,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around versteht (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,681 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for versteht, with forms such as "evrsteht", "verrsteht", and "versetht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "verweht", "versucht", "vorsieht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is versteht, spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstehen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsteht
  • verrsteht
  • versetht
  • verssteht
  • verstehht
  • verstehtt
  • versteth
  • versthet
  • verstteht
  • vertseht
  • vesrteht
  • vresteht
  • vversteht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of versteht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrsteht2verrsteht1versetht2verssteht1verstehht1verstehtt1versteth2versthet2
Edit distance from "versteht"

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 "versteht"?
"versteht" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːt].
What does "versteht" mean?
As a verb, "versteht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstehen
What words are commonly confused with "versteht"?
"versteht" is commonly confused with "verweht", "versucht", "vorsieht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versteht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versteht" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃteːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versteht" come from?
"versteht" 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 "versteht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list