verwischen
[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩]
The verdict
“verwischen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,842 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #32,842
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas unklar machen/verschmieren, indem man zum Beispiel etwas noch Feuchtes zu früh berührt
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verwischen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,842 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verwischen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for verwischen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,842 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verwischen, with forms such as "evrwischen", "veriwschen", and "verrwischen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verwischt", "verarschen", "vermischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is verwischen, spelled V-E-R-W-I-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas unklar machen/verschmieren, indem man zum Beispiel etwas noch Feuchtes zu früh berührt
- 2etwas wird (durch äußere Einflüsse) unklar/nicht gut nachzuvollziehen
- 3etwas voller Absicht unklar machen, es verdecken oder Hinweise zerstören
- 4erwischen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrwischen,veriwschen,verrwischen,verwicshen,verwiscchen,verwiscehn,verwischenn,verwischhen,verwischne,verwishcen,verwisschen,verwsichen,verwwischen,vewrischen,vrewischen,vverwischen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verwischen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “verwischen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-W-I-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “verwischt” - see the side-by-side comparison. verwischen vs verwischt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.