verunsichern

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌzɪçɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌzɪçɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verunsichern” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,185. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,185
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden durch eine Person oder Situation so beeinflussen, das ein Gefühl der Unsicherheit entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-verunsichern · verunsichern · German

verunsichern · rank #24,185 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,185
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vertrete

Nearest frequency peer: vertrete (-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 „verunsichern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verunsichern“ 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).

verunsichern vs verunsichert
92% similar
verunsichern vs Verunsicherung
79% similar
verunsichern vs versichern
83% similar

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

Key facts for verunsichern
PropertyValue
Headwordverunsichern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌzɪçɐn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#24,185
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verunsichern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vertrete“ (#24,184), „verwachsen“ (#24,186), „verstrickt“ (#24,183). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verunsichern“ bei #24,185. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around verunsichern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌzɪçɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,185 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jemanden durch eine Person oder Situation so beeinflussen, das ein Gefühl der Unsicherheit entsteht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for verunsichern, with forms such as "evrunsichern", "vernusichern", and "verrunsichern". 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, "verunsichert", "Verunsicherung", "versichern", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verunsichern, spelled V-E-R-U-N-S-I-C-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden durch eine Person oder Situation so beeinflussen, das ein Gefühl der Unsicherheit entsteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Chinas rasante Entwicklung vom Bauernstaat zur Wirtschaftsmacht verunsichert“, resümiert die Frankfurter Rundschau.
  2. Der Protest gegen die dänischen Karikaturen verunsichert Europa: Können wir auf einen Islam hoffen, der sich mit unseren Freiheitsrechten verträgt?

Synonyms

aus der Fassung bringenaus dem Konzept bringenbeirrenbeunruhigendurcheinander bringenirritierenverstörenverwirren

Antonyms

bekräftigenbestärkenbestätigenberuhigenermunternermutigen

This word in other languages

irritate(English)confundir(Español)déconcerter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrunsichern
  • vernusichern
  • verrunsichern
  • verunischern
  • verunnsichern
  • verunscihern
  • verunsicchern
  • verunsicehrn
  • verunsichenr
  • verunsichernn
  • verunsicherrn
  • verunsichhern
  • verunsichren
  • verunsihcern
  • verunssichern
  • verusnichern
  • veurnsichern
  • vreunsichern
  • vverunsichern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrunsichern2vernusichern2verrunsichern1verunischern2verunnsichern1verunscihern2verunsicchern1verunsicehrn2
Edit distance from "verunsichern"

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 "verunsichern"?
"verunsichern" is spelled V-E-R-U-N-S-I-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌzɪçɐn].
What does "verunsichern" mean?
As a verb, "verunsichern" means: jemanden durch eine Person oder Situation so beeinflussen, das ein Gefühl der Unsicherheit entsteht
What words are commonly confused with "verunsichern"?
"verunsichern" is commonly confused with "verunsichert", "Verunsicherung", "versichern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verunsichern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verunsichern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌzɪçɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verunsichern" come from?
"verunsichern" 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 "verunsichern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verheerenden#24,173Staatsarchiv#24,132authentische#24,251Schulleitung#24,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

Unterstellung19 variantszusammensetzt19 variantszuverlässiger19 variantsausgerichtete19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list