Versuch
German, noun
Versuch is spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H (7 letters) and appears 74 times per million words in written German, the 1,164th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Versuch is a German masculine noun meaning “attempt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). In lower case, versuch is a different word: “singular imperative of versuchen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Ausprobieren von etwas; Handlung”.
What does Versuch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineattempt
- 2
masculineexperiment; test, trial
- 3
masculinetry
verb
- 1
singular imperative of versuchen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Ausprobieren von etwas; Handlung 2. absichtliche Herbeiführung einer Erscheinung, um Gesetzmäßigkeiten erkennen zu können: Experiment 3. deutsches Synonym für Essay 4. Art, im Rugby Punkte zu erzielen, indem man den Ball im gegnerischen Malfeld ablegt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Versuch
- Versuches genitive
- Versuchs genitive
- Versuche plural
- Versuchen dative definite plural
- Vers. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Versuch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Versuch in German?
Versuch appears 74 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).