verzagen
[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːɡn̩]
The verdict
“verzagen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,847 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,847
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - entmutigt aufgeben, die Hoffnung / die Zuversicht verlieren
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verzagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #64,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verzagen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verzagen is uncommon German at frequency #64,847 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "entmutigt aufgeben, die Hoffnung / die Zuversicht verlieren".
Zero misspellings are on record for verzagen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is verzagen, spelled V-E-R-Z-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1entmutigt aufgeben, die Hoffnung / die Zuversicht verlieren
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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 “verzagen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-Z-A-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.