verstricken

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verstricken” is uncommon German (frequency #83,467 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,467
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in eine Situation bringen, die unangenehm ist und aus der man sich nicht leicht befreien kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-verstricken · verstricken · German

verstricken · rank #83,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,467
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verspannungen

Nearest frequency peer: Verspannungen (-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 „verstricken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verstricken
PropertyValue
Headwordverstricken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verstricken“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verspannungen“ (#83,466), „verströmt“ (#83,468), „Versicherungsbetrug“ (#83,465). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verstricken“ bei #83,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verstricken is uncommon German at frequency #83,467 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    in eine Situation bringen, die unangenehm ist und aus der man sich nicht leicht befreien kann
  2. 2
    sich in eine heikle Lage bringen
  3. 3
    (zum Beispiel Garn/Wolle) beim Vorgang des Strickens verbrauchen
  4. 4
    beim Stricken einen Fehler machen, falsche Maschen stricken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er parierte jeden Streich, gab jeden Schlag zurück und verstrickte sie zuletzt rettungslos in ihre eigenen Worte, und dabei hatte er den Vorteil der Kälte und Besonnenheit für sich, während sie nahe daran war, ihre ganze Fassung einzubüßen.“
  2. Ich glaube, sie wollen ihn in dunkle Geschäfte verstricken.

Antonyms

befreien

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 "verstricken"?
"verstricken" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-R-I-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩].
What does "verstricken" mean?
As a verb, "verstricken" means: in eine Situation bringen, die unangenehm ist und aus der man sich nicht leicht befreien kann
How do you pronounce "verstricken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verstricken" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtʁɪkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verstricken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list