Verwechslung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslʊŋ/
Verwechslung is spelled V-E-R-W-E-C-H-S-L-U-N-G (12 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,467th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verwechslung is a German feminine noun meaning “confusion, mix-up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung/Vorgang, jemanden oder etwas für etwas anderes zu halten, als er/es tatsächlich ist”.
What does Verwechslung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconfusion, mix-up
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung/Vorgang, jemanden oder etwas für etwas anderes zu halten, als er/es tatsächlich ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verwechslung
- Verwechslungen plural
- Verwechselung alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwechslung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verwechslung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verwechslung in German?
Verwechslung appears 2.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).