vertragen

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“vertragen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,481
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine unangenehme Situation oder etwas ohne körperlichen Schaden oder negative Gefühle mitmachen/aushalten können

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertragen · vertragen · German

vertragen · rank #9,481 · 14 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,481
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versammelt

Nearest frequency peer: versammelt (-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 „vertragen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vertragen“ 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).

vertragen vs Vorträge
56% similar
vertragen vs Vertrags
67% similar
vertragen vs vertraue
78% similar

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

Key facts for vertragen
PropertyValue
Headwordvertragen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,481
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vertragen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „versammelt“ (#9,480), „verwundert“ (#9,482), „vernünftige“ (#9,479). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vertragen“ bei #9,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vertragen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,481 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vertragen, with forms such as "evrtragen", "verrtagen", and "verrtragen". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorträge", "Vertrags", "vertraue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vertragen, spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine unangenehme Situation oder etwas ohne körperlichen Schaden oder negative Gefühle mitmachen/aushalten können
  2. 2
    sich mit jemandem gut verstehen
  3. 3
    gut zueinander passen; gut nebeneinander bestehen können
  4. 4
    Frieden schließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kinder vertragen die Hitze und die hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit erstaunlich gut.
  2. Ich vertrage keine Bohnen, die liegen mir immer sehr lange, sehr schwer im Magen.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrtragen
  • verrtagen
  • verrtragen
  • vertargen
  • vertraegn
  • vertragenn
  • vertraggen
  • vertragne
  • vertrgaen
  • vertrragen
  • verttragen
  • vetrragen
  • vretragen
  • vvertragen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vertragen - 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.

evrtragen2verrtagen2verrtragen1vertargen2vertraegn2vertragenn1vertraggen1vertragne2
Edit distance from "vertragen"

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 "vertragen"?
"vertragen" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩].
What does "vertragen" mean?
As a verb, "vertragen" means: eine unangenehme Situation oder etwas ohne körperlichen Schaden oder negative Gefühle mitmachen/aushalten können
What words are commonly confused with "vertragen"?
"vertragen" is commonly confused with "Vorträge", "Vertrags", "vertraue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertragen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertragen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertragen" come from?
"vertragen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list