verwechsle

[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslə]/ verb

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The verdict

“verwechsle” is uncommon German (frequency #74,143 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,143
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwechsle · verwechsle · German

verwechsle · rank #74,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,143
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertrauensfra…

Nearest frequency peer: Vertrauensfrage (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „verwechsle“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „verwechsle“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verwechsle
PropertyValue
Headwordverwechsle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#74,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „verwechsle“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verwechslefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vertrauensfrage“ (#74,142), „verweilte“ (#74,144), „Vertrauensbruch“ (#74,141). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verwechsle“ bei #74,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verwechsle is uncommon German at frequency #74,143 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

verwechsle has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verwechsle, spelled V-E-R-W-E-C-H-S-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwechseln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwechseln
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwechseln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwechseln

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 "verwechsle"?
"verwechsle" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-C-H-S-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslə].
What does "verwechsle" mean?
As a verb, "verwechsle" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verwechseln
How do you pronounce "verwechsle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwechsle" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwechsle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

versperrte#74,139verkuppeln#74,129völkischer#74,162verausgabt#74,121

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list