Versuchung

[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Versuchung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,821
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - äußerst verlockender Reiz, der zu einer Handlung verleitet, die verboten, unmoralisch, irrsinnig, und/oder destruktiv (zerstörerisch) ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-versuchung · Versuchung · German

Versuchung · rank #12,821 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,821
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschwenden

Nearest frequency peer: verschwenden (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Versuchung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Versuchung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Versuchung vs Vertuschung
82% similar
Versuchung vs Versuchungen
83% similar
Versuchung vs versuchen
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Versuchung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVersuchung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#12,821
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Versuchung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Versuchungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verschwenden“ (#12,820), „verteidigte“ (#12,822), „verhängt“ (#12,819). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Versuchung“ bei #12,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Versuchung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,821 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "äußerst verlockender Reiz, der zu einer Handlung verleitet, die verboten, unmoralisch, irrsinnig, und/oder destruktiv (zerstörerisch) ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Versuchung, with forms such as "evrsuchung", "verrsuchung", and "verscuhung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Vertuschung", "Versuchungen", "versuchen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Versuchung, spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    äußerst verlockender Reiz, der zu einer Handlung verleitet, die verboten, unmoralisch, irrsinnig, und/oder destruktiv (zerstörerisch) ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Versuchung, von der Torte zu naschen, war groß.
  2. [Vaterunser:] […] Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung, […]

This word in other languages

temptation(English)tentación(Español)tentation(Français)tentação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsuchung
  • verrsuchung
  • verscuhung
  • verssuchung
  • versucchung
  • versuchhung
  • versuchnug
  • versuchugn
  • versuchungg
  • versuchunng
  • versucuhng
  • versuhcung
  • veruschung
  • vesruchung
  • vresuchung
  • vversuchung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Versuchung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrsuchung2verrsuchung1verscuhung2verssuchung1versucchung1versuchhung1versuchnug2versuchugn2
Edit distance from "Versuchung"

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 "Versuchung"?
"Versuchung" is spelled V-E-R-S-U-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxʊŋ].
What does "Versuchung" mean?
As a noun, "Versuchung" means: äußerst verlockender Reiz, der zu einer Handlung verleitet, die verboten, unmoralisch, irrsinnig, und/oder destruktiv (zerstörerisch) ist
What words are commonly confused with "Versuchung"?
"Versuchung" is commonly confused with "Vertuschung", "Versuchungen", "versuchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Versuchung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versuchung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzuːxʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versuchung" come from?
"Versuchung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zeitlichen#12,843Stiftungen#12,795angezündet#12,855Schlagzeug#12,787

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

verteidigte16 variantsverurteilte16 variantsvorläufigen16 variantsTherapeuten16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list