verursachen
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]
The verdict
“verursachen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,253 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #6,253
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas auslösen, der Grund für etwas sein, den Ursprung für etwas bilden, für etwas verantwortlich sein
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verursachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #6,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verursachen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verursachen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,253 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "etwas auslösen, der Grund für etwas sein, den Ursprung für etwas bilden, für etwas verantwortlich sein".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for verursachen, with forms such as "evrursachen", "verrursachen", and "verrusachen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "verursacht", "verursachte", "Verursacher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verursachen, spelled V-E-R-U-R-S-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas auslösen, der Grund für etwas sein, den Ursprung für etwas bilden, für etwas verantwortlich sein
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrursachen,verrursachen,verrusachen,veruraschen,verurrsachen,verursacchen,verursacehn,verursachenn,verursachhen,verursachne,verursahcen,verurscahen,verurssachen,verusrachen,veurrsachen,vreursachen,vverursachen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verursachen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “verursachen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-U-R-S-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “verursacht” - see the side-by-side comparison. verursachen vs verursacht
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.