versteinert

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐt]/ adj

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The verdict

“versteinert” is uncommon German (frequency #61,152 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,152
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu Stein geworden

Corpus desk

Index DE-versteinert · versteinert · German

versteinert · rank #61,152 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,152
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versklaven

Nearest frequency peer: versklaven (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „versteinert“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „versteinert“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for versteinert
PropertyValue
Headwordversteinert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,152
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „versteinert“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.versteinertfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „versklaven“ (#61,151), „Versuchspersonen“ (#61,153), „verschrecken“ (#61,150). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „versteinert“ bei #61,152. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

versteinert is uncommon German at frequency #61,152 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for versteinert, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is versteinert, spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-I-N-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu Stein geworden
  2. 2
    starr vor Schreck, ohne Bewegung von Muskeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der Vulkantrichter war seit Jahrhunderten erkaltet, sein Boden mit versteinerter Lava bedeckt.“

This word in other languages

petrified(English)petrificado(Español)pétrifié(Français)

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 "versteinert"?
"versteinert" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-I-N-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐt].
What does "versteinert" mean?
As an adjective, "versteinert" means: zu Stein geworden
How do you pronounce "versteinert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versteinert" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯nɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versteinert" come from?
"versteinert" 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 "versteinert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verwahrlost#61,156verlockende#61,147ungläubiger#61,123Täuschungen#61,118

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list