Verursacher

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verursacher” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,467. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,467
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder etwas, die/das den Ursprung für etwas bildet, für etwas verantwortlich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-verursacher · Verursacher · German

Verursacher · rank #21,467 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,467
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschollen

Nearest frequency peer: verschollen (-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 „Verursacher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verursacher“ 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).

Verursacher vs verursacht
73% similar
Verursacher vs verursachte
73% similar
Verursacher vs verursachten
75% similar

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

Key facts for Verursacher
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerursacher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,467
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verursacher“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verursacherliegt 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: „verschollen“ (#21,466), „verzögern“ (#21,468), „verschaffte“ (#21,465). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verursacher“ bei #21,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Verursacher (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,467 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person oder etwas, die/das den Ursprung für etwas bildet, für etwas verantwortlich ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verursacher, with forms such as "evrursacher", "verrursacher", and "verrusacher". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verursacht", "verursachte", "verursachten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Verursacher, spelled V-E-R-U-R-S-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person oder etwas, die/das den Ursprung für etwas bildet, für etwas verantwortlich ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch ihre Mikroskope hatten die Forscher winzige Organismen im Körper als Verursacher von Krankheiten entdeckt.“
  2. „Die größten Verursacher von Feinstaub sind die Industrie, der Verkehr, die Landwirtschaft und die Kleinverbraucher.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrursacher
  • verrursacher
  • verrusacher
  • verurascher
  • verurrsacher
  • verursaccher
  • verursacehr
  • verursacherr
  • verursachher
  • verursachre
  • verursahcer
  • verurscaher
  • verurssacher
  • verusracher
  • veurrsacher
  • vreursacher
  • vverursacher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verursacher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrursacher2verrursacher1verrusacher2verurascher2verurrsacher1verursaccher1verursacehr2verursacherr1
Edit distance from "Verursacher"

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 "Verursacher"?
"Verursacher" is spelled V-E-R-U-R-S-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ].
What does "Verursacher" mean?
As a noun, "Verursacher" means: Person oder etwas, die/das den Ursprung für etwas bildet, für etwas verantwortlich ist
What words are commonly confused with "Verursacher"?
"Verursacher" is commonly confused with "verursacht", "verursachte", "verursachten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verursacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verursacher" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verursacher" come from?
"Verursacher" 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 "Verursacher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list