verwahren

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,094

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

verwahren is aGermanverb. It means: (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum) Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]. Often confused with verwahrt and Vorfahren.

Key facts for verwahren
PropertyValue
Headwordverwahren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,094
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of verwahren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verwahren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,094 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for verwahren, with forms such as "evrwahren", "verawhren", and "verrwahren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "verwahrt", "Vorfahren", "verwalten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is verwahren, spelled V-E-R-W-A-H-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum)
  2. 2
    (einer Behauptung) widersprechen, (eine Behauptung) für unwahr erklären

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrwahren,verawhren,verrwahren,verwahern,verwahhren,verwahrenn,verwahrne,verwahrren,verwarhen,verwharen,verwwahren,vewrahren,vrewahren,vverwahren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verwahren

Misspelling Variants of "verwahren"

evrwahren9verawhren9verrwahren10verwahern9verwahhren10verwahrenn10verwahrne9verwahrren10
Misspelling Variants of "verwahren"

Frequency rank: #47,094 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verwahren"?
"verwahren" is spelled V-E-R-W-A-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən].
What does "verwahren" mean?
As a verb, "verwahren" means: (etwas für jemanden) vorübergehend in den eigenen sicheren Besitz übernehmen (nicht als Eigentum)
What words are commonly confused with "verwahren"?
"verwahren" is commonly confused with "verwahrt", "Vorfahren", "verwalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwahren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwahren" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwahren" come from?
"verwahren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.