verwalten

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,511

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

verwalten is aGermanverb. It means: sich auftragsgemäß um etwas kümmern Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩]. Often confused with verwaltet and Verwalter.

Key facts for verwalten
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Headwordverwalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,511
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verwalten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,511 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 verwalten, with forms such as "evrwalten", "verawlten", and "verrwalten". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "verwaltet", "Verwalter", "verwerten", 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 verwalten, spelled V-E-R-W-A-L-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich auftragsgemäß um etwas kümmern
  2. 2
    eine Einrichtung, Organisation in eigener Verantwortung leiten
  3. 3
    ein Amt ausüben

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrwalten,verawlten,verrwalten,verwaletn,verwallten,verwaltenn,verwaltne,verwaltten,verwatlen,verwlaten,verwwalten,vewralten,vrewalten,vverwalten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verwalten

Misspelling Variants of "verwalten"

evrwalten9verawlten9verrwalten10verwaletn9verwallten10verwaltenn10verwaltne9verwaltten10
Misspelling Variants of "verwalten"

Frequency rank: #13,511 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verwalten"?
"verwalten" is spelled V-E-R-W-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩].
What does "verwalten" mean?
As a verb, "verwalten" means: sich auftragsgemäß um etwas kümmern
What words are commonly confused with "verwalten"?
"verwalten" is commonly confused with "verwaltet", "Verwalter", "verwerten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwalten" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwalten" come from?
"verwalten" 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.