vertauschen
[fɛɐ̯ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]
The verdict
“vertauschen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,004 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,004
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Ware gegen eine andere Ware austauschen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vertauschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #55,004 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vertauschen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vertauschen is uncommon German at frequency #55,004 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vertauschen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vertauschen, spelled V-E-R-T-A-U-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Ware gegen eine andere Ware austauschen
- 2eine Tätigkeit oder Position zugunsten einer anderen aufgeben
- 3in betrügerischer Absicht etwas austauschen
- 4irrtümlich nehmen; etwas verwechseln
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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.
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Using “vertauschen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-T-A-U-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩] (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.