vertan

[fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“vertan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,456
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (als Ressource) ohne Erfolg eingesetzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertan · vertan · German

vertan · rank #28,456 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,456
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verständlicher

Nearest frequency peer: verständlicher (-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 „vertan“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vertan“ 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).

vertan vs voran
67% similar
vertan vs Vortag
50% similar
vertan vs Vertrag
57% similar

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

Key facts for vertan
PropertyValue
Headwordvertan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,456
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vertan“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vertanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verständlicher“ (#28,455), „vertrauliche“ (#28,457), „vernetzen“ (#28,454). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vertan“ bei #28,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vertan (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,456 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(als Ressource) ohne Erfolg eingesetzt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vertan, with forms such as "evrtan", "veratn", and "verrtan". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "voran", "Vortag", "Vertrag", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 vertan, spelled V-E-R-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (als Ressource) ohne Erfolg eingesetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für das Thema Europa ist er eine vertane Chance.“
  2. „Gestützt auf die Klausel verlangt M von V Schadensersatz wegen vertaner Urlaubszeit.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrtan
  • veratn
  • verrtan
  • vertann
  • vertna
  • verttan
  • vetran
  • vretan
  • vvertan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vertan - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrtan2veratn2verrtan1vertann1vertna2verttan1vetran2vretan2
Edit distance from "vertan"

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 "vertan"?
"vertan" is spelled V-E-R-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn].
What does "vertan" mean?
As an adjective, "vertan" means: (als Ressource) ohne Erfolg eingesetzt
What words are commonly confused with "vertan"?
"vertan" is commonly confused with "voran", "Vortag", "Vertrag". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertan" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertan" come from?
"vertan" 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 "vertan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vechta#28,444trucks#28,429Trubel#28,428Zyklen#28,490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Tiefbau9 variantsSurfer9 variantsaugusta9 variantsausfiel9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list