verstreichen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,348

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

verstreichen is aGermanverb. It means: eine verteilbare Masse auf einer Oberfläche auftragen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Often confused with verstrichen and versprechen.

Key facts for verstreichen
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Headwordverstreichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#31,348
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verstreichen is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,348 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for verstreichen, with forms such as "evrstreichen", "verrstreichen", and "versrteichen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "verstrichen", "versprechen", "verabreichen", 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 verstreichen, spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine verteilbare Masse auf einer Oberfläche auftragen
  2. 2
    Risse oder Löcher verfugen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrstreichen,verrstreichen,versrteichen,versstreichen,versterichen,verstrecihen,verstreicchen,verstreicehn,verstreichenn,verstreichhen,verstreichne,verstreihcen,verstriechen,verstrreichen,versttreichen,vertsreichen,vesrtreichen,vrestreichen,vverstreichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verstreichen

Misspelling Variants of "verstreichen"

evrstreichen12verrstreichen13versrteichen12versstreichen13versterichen12verstrecihen12verstreicchen13verstreicehn12
Misspelling Variants of "verstreichen"

Frequency rank: #31,348 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verstreichen"?
"verstreichen" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "verstreichen" mean?
As a verb, "verstreichen" means: eine verteilbare Masse auf einer Oberfläche auftragen
What words are commonly confused with "verstreichen"?
"verstreichen" is commonly confused with "verstrichen", "versprechen", "verabreichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verstreichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verstreichen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verstreichen" come from?
"verstreichen" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.