verursacht

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]/ verb

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The verdict

“verursacht” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,004. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,004
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verursacht · verursacht · German

verursacht · rank #3,004 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,004
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vermögen

Nearest frequency peer: Vermögen (-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 „verursacht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verursacht“ 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).

verursacht vs verursachte
91% similar
verursacht vs verursachten
83% similar
verursacht vs verbracht
80% similar

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

Key facts for verursacht
PropertyValue
Headwordverursacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,004
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verursacht“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verursachtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vermögen“ (#3,003), „Voraussetzungen“ (#3,005), „vergleichen“ (#3,002). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verursacht“ bei #3,004. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verursacht (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,004 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verursacht, with forms such as "evrursacht", "verrursacht", and "verrusacht". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verursachte", "verursachten", "verbracht", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verursacht, spelled V-E-R-U-R-S-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrursacht
  • verrursacht
  • verrusacht
  • verurascht
  • verurrsacht
  • verursaccht
  • verursachht
  • verursachtt
  • verursacth
  • verursahct
  • verurscaht
  • verurssacht
  • verusracht
  • veurrsacht
  • vreursacht
  • vverursacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrursacht2verrursacht1verrusacht2verurascht2verurrsacht1verursaccht1verursachht1verursachtt1
Edit distance from "verursacht"

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 "verursacht"?
"verursacht" is spelled V-E-R-U-R-S-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt].
What does "verursacht" mean?
As a verb, "verursacht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verursachen
What words are commonly confused with "verursacht"?
"verursacht" is commonly confused with "verursachte", "verursachten", "verbracht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verursacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verursacht" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔuːɐ̯ˌzaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verursacht" come from?
"verursacht" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

untersucht#3,000vorsichtig#3,008Gestaltung#2,960freundlich#2,956

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Herstellung16 variantsnachdenken16 variantsFähigkeiten16 variantsgegenseitig16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list