versuchen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#788

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

versuchen is aGermanverb. It means: mit ungewissem Erfolg etwas beginnen, anstreben Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]. It ranks #788 in German word frequency. Often confused with versucht and Versuchs.

Key facts for versuchen
PropertyValue
Headwordversuchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#788
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for versuchen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #788 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for versuchen, with forms such as "evrsuchen", "verrsuchen", and "verscuhen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "versucht", "Versuchs", "versuchte", and more, 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 versuchen, spelled V-E-R-S-U-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
    mit ungewissem Erfolg etwas beginnen, anstreben
  2. 2
    dauerhaft, nachdrücklich etwas versuchen
  3. 3
    eine soziale Rolle ( einen Beruf) probeweise ausüben
  4. 4
    abschmecken, deren Geschmack prüfen bzw. kosten
  5. 5
    jemanden zur Sünde, zum Laster verführen
  6. 6
    sich an etwas oder jemandem versuchen, sich daran vergehen, dagegen freveln
  7. 7
    ohne Erfolg, ohne Ende suchen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrsuchen,verrsuchen,verscuhen,verssuchen,versucchen,versucehn,versuchenn,versuchhen,versuchne,versuhcen,veruschen,vesruchen,vresuchen,vversuchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for versuchen

Misspelling Variants of "versuchen"

evrsuchen9verrsuchen10verscuhen9verssuchen10versucchen10versucehn9versuchenn10versuchhen10
Misspelling Variants of "versuchen"

Frequency rank: #788 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "versuchen"?
"versuchen" is spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩].
What does "versuchen" mean?
As a verb, "versuchen" means: mit ungewissem Erfolg etwas beginnen, anstreben
What words are commonly confused with "versuchen"?
"versuchen" is commonly confused with "versucht", "Versuchs", "versuchte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versuchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versuchen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versuchen" come from?
"versuchen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.