verwenden

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,998

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

verwenden is aGermanverb. It means: etwas benutzen, zu einem bestimmten Zweck einsetzen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩]. It ranks #1,998 in German word frequency. Often confused with verwendet and verwundet.

Key facts for verwenden
PropertyValue
Headwordverwenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,998
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verwenden is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,998 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 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 verwenden, with forms such as "evrwenden", "verewnden", and "verrwenden". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verwendet", "verwundet", "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 verwenden, spelled V-E-R-W-E-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas benutzen, zu einem bestimmten Zweck einsetzen
  2. 2
    sich um jemandes Interessen kümmern

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrwenden,verewnden,verrwenden,verwednen,verwendden,verwendenn,verwendne,verwenedn,verwennden,verwneden,verwwenden,vewrenden,vrewenden,vverwenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verwenden

Misspelling Variants of "verwenden"

evrwenden9verewnden9verrwenden10verwednen9verwendden10verwendenn10verwendne9verwenedn9
Misspelling Variants of "verwenden"

Frequency rank: #1,998 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verwenden"?
"verwenden" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩].
What does "verwenden" mean?
As a verb, "verwenden" means: etwas benutzen, zu einem bestimmten Zweck einsetzen
What words are commonly confused with "verwenden"?
"verwenden" is commonly confused with "verwendet", "verwundet", "verwerten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwenden" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwenden" come from?
"verwenden" 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.