vertagen

[fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vertagen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,154 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,154
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertagen · vertagen · German

vertagen · rank #61,154 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,154
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Versuchsperso…

Nearest frequency peer: Versuchspersonen (-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 „vertagen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vertagen
PropertyValue
Headwordvertagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,154
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vertagen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vertagenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Versuchspersonen“ (#61,153), „versteinert“ (#61,152), „verwahrlost“ (#61,156). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vertagen“ bei #61,154. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vertagen is uncommon German at frequency #61,154 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vertagen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vertagen, spelled V-E-R-T-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben
  2. 2
    auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben
  3. 3
    auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das tschechische Verfassungsgericht hat seine Entscheidung über den EU-Reformvertrag von Lissabon auf den 3. November vertagt.
  2. Wenn sich das Gericht nicht noch einmal vertagt, gibt es bald ein Urteil.

Synonyms

aufschiebenprokrastinierenverschieben

This word in other languages

delay(English)posponer(Español)retarder(Français)

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 "vertagen"?
"vertagen" is spelled V-E-R-T-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩].
What does "vertagen" mean?
As a verb, "vertagen" means: auf einen späteren Zeitpunkt verschieben
How do you pronounce "vertagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertagen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertagen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Visconti#61,161Vollbild#61,165verflixt#61,138Vorwurfs#61,173

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list