verstricken
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]
The verdict
“verstricken” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,467 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #83,467
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in eine Situation bringen, die unangenehm ist und aus der man sich nicht leicht befreien kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verstricken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #83,467 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verstricken” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verstricken is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,467 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for verstricken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verstricken, spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1in eine Situation bringen, die unangenehm ist und aus der man sich nicht leicht befreien kann
- 2sich in eine heikle Lage bringen
- 3(zum Beispiel Garn/Wolle) beim Vorgang des Strickens verbrauchen
- 4beim Stricken einen Fehler machen, falsche Maschen stricken
Antonyms
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 “verstricken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-T-R-I-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.