Verweis

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,393

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

Verweis is aGermannoun. It means: Referenz auf etwas; Hinweis auf etwas anderes Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s]. Often confused with verwies and verzeih.

Key facts for Verweis
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerweis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,393
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verweis is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,393 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 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verweis, with forms such as "evrweis", "verewis", and "verrweis". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "verwies", "verzeih", "verweist", 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 Verweis, spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Referenz auf etwas; Hinweis auf etwas anderes
  2. 2
    Disziplinarmaßnahme, die jemanden von etwas ausschließt; von einem Ort verbannt
  3. 3
    Disziplinarmaßnahme, die jemandem ein Fehlverhalten vor Augen führt; tadelnde Ansprache

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrweis,verewis,verrweis,verweiss,verwesi,verwweis,vewreis,vreweis,vverweis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verweis

Misspelling Variants of "Verweis"

evrweis7verewis7verrweis8verweiss8verwesi7verwweis8vewreis7vreweis7
Misspelling Variants of "Verweis"

Frequency rank: #10,393 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verweis"?
"Verweis" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s].
What does "Verweis" mean?
As a noun, "Verweis" means: Referenz auf etwas; Hinweis auf etwas anderes
What words are commonly confused with "Verweis"?
"Verweis" is commonly confused with "verwies", "verzeih", "verweist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verweis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verweis" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verweis" come from?
"Verweis" 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.