verstellen

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verstellen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,817. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,817
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch andere Objekte unzugänglich machen bzw. verstecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-verstellen · verstellen · German

verstellen · rank #25,817 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,817
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschüttet

Nearest frequency peer: verschüttet (-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 „verstellen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verstellen“ 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).

verstellen vs verteilen
80% similar
verstellen vs vorstelle
80% similar
verstellen vs verstellt
80% similar

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

Key facts for verstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordverstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,817
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verstellen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verschüttet“ (#25,816), „Vertreterin“ (#25,818), „verschleiern“ (#25,815). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verstellen“ bei #25,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verstellen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,817 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verstellen, with forms such as "evrstellen", "verrstellen", and "versetllen". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verteilen", "vorstelle", "verstellt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verstellen, spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch andere Objekte unzugänglich machen bzw. verstecken
  2. 2
    die Einstellungen an einer Anlage verändern
  3. 3
    sich anders geben, als man ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nel bleibt dabei, dass in der Mehrfachsteckdose kein Platz für einen weiteren Ventilator gewesen sei. Ob die Steckdose verstellt wurde oder nicht, spiele gar keine Rolle.“
  2. Jonas verstellte die Lautstärke am Radio seiner Mutter.

Synonyms

zustellenumstellenschauspielern

Antonyms

freistellenfreimachenunverstelltlassenecht

This word in other languages

block(English)alterar(Español)simuler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrstellen
  • verrstellen
  • versetllen
  • versstellen
  • versteleln
  • verstelen
  • verstellenn
  • verstellne
  • verstlelen
  • versttellen
  • vertsellen
  • vesrtellen
  • vrestellen
  • vverstellen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrstellen2verrstellen1versetllen2versstellen1versteleln2verstelen1verstellenn1verstellne2
Edit distance from "verstellen"

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 "verstellen"?
"verstellen" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən].
What does "verstellen" mean?
As a verb, "verstellen" means: durch andere Objekte unzugänglich machen bzw. verstecken
What words are commonly confused with "verstellen"?
"verstellen" is commonly confused with "verteilen", "vorstelle", "verstellt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verstellen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verstellen" come from?
"verstellen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verwundete#25,819verkörpern#25,811Volkskunde#25,825Vorwarnung#25,829

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Vorsteher14 variantsunhaltbar14 variantsWertungen14 variantsTraktoren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list