Verwechslungskomödie
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslʊŋskoˌmøːdi̯ə/
Verwechslungskomödie is spelled V-E-R-W-E-C-H-S-L-U-N-G-S-K-O-M-Ö-D-I-E (20 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 211,221st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verwechslungskomödie is a German feminine noun meaning “A comedy whose humour is based on someone’s being mistaken for someone else or for something they are not; a comedy of errors (but…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Komödie, die ihren Witz aus Verwechslungen gewinnt”.
What does Verwechslungskomödie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineA comedy whose humour is based on someone’s being mistaken for someone else or for something they are not; a comedy of errors (but restricted to this narrower sense).
„Manche mögen’s heiß“ ist eine klassische Verwechslungskomödie.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Komödie, die ihren Witz aus Verwechslungen gewinnt
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 Verwechslungskomödie
- Verwechslungskomödien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwechslungskomödie?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛkslʊŋskoˌmøːdi̯ə/
- [-di.ə]
- [-djə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Verwechslungskomödie in German?
Verwechslungskomödie appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).