verstimmt
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmt]
The verdict
“verstimmt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,372 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #46,372
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstimmen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verstimmt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #46,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verstimmt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verstimmt is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmt]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,372 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 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 verstimmt, with forms such as "evrstimmt", "verrstimmt", and "versitmmt". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verstummt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is verstimmt, spelled V-E-R-S-T-I-M-M-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstimmen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstimmen
- 32. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verstimmen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrstimmt,verrstimmt,versitmmt,versstimmt,verstimmtt,verstimt,verstimtm,verstmimt,versttimmt,vertsimmt,vesrtimmt,vrestimmt,vverstimmt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verstimmt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “verstimmt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-T-I-M-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtɪmt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “verstummt” - see the side-by-side comparison. verstimmt vs verstummt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.