verzahnen
[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːnən]
The verdict
“verzahnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Materialteile miteinander in Verbindung bringen (mit Hilfe von Zähnen/Zapfen/Dornen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-verzahnen · verzahnen · German
verzahnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verzahnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːnən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „verzahnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
verzahnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡saːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for verzahnen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verzahnen, spelled V-E-R-Z-A-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Materialteile miteinander in Verbindung bringen (mit Hilfe von Zähnen/Zapfen/Dornen)
- 2miteinander in abhängige Verbindung bringen (wie mit ineinandergreifenden Zahnrädern)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verzahnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sind die Einzelteile hergestellt, bohren und fräsen Tischler Löcher, in die sie Scharniere einsetzen oder Holzdübel einleimen, nageln Bretter mit dem Hammer zusammen, verleimen Teile oder verzahnen Zinken und Zapfen.“
„Um am meisten von der Zusammenarbeit im Donauraum zu profitieren, müssen sich in der Donaustrategie die verschiedenen Aktionsbereiche gut miteinander verzahnen: Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr, Infrastruktur, Umwelt, Tourismus, Kultur, soziale Entwicklung.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.