versuchsweise

[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

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The verdict

“versuchsweise” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,303 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.

#59,303
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (nur) um etwas zu überprüfen, zu testen; als Versuch

Key facts for versuchsweise
PropertyValue
Headwordversuchsweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#59,303
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “versuchsweise” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). versuchsweise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for versuchsweise is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,303 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(nur) um etwas zu überprüfen, zu testen; als Versuch".

versuchsweise doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is versuchsweise, spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H-S-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (nur) um etwas zu überprüfen, zu testen; als Versuch

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 "versuchsweise"?
"versuchsweise" is spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H-S-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "versuchsweise" mean?
As an adverb, "versuchsweise" means: (nur) um etwas zu überprüfen, zu testen; als Versuch
How do you pronounce "versuchsweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versuchsweise" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versuchsweise" come from?
"versuchsweise" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “versuchsweise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-U-C-H-S-W-E-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxsˌvaɪ̯zə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list