verzehren

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,919

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

verzehren is aGermanverb. It means: als Nahrung zu sich nehmen Pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]. Often confused with verzehrt and verzeihen.

Key facts for verzehren
PropertyValue
Headwordverzehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,919
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verzehren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,919 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.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 verzehren, with forms such as "evrzehren", "verezhren", and "verrzehren". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "verzehrt", "verzeihen", "verziehen", 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 verzehren, spelled V-E-R-Z-E-H-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    als Nahrung zu sich nehmen
  2. 2
    verschwinden machen, nutzen, bis nichts mehr da/übrig ist

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrzehren,verezhren,verrzehren,verzehern,verzehhren,verzehrenn,verzehrne,verzehrren,verzerhen,verzheren,verzzehren,vezrehren,vrezehren,vverzehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verzehren

Misspelling Variants of "verzehren"

evrzehren9verezhren9verrzehren10verzehern9verzehhren10verzehrenn10verzehrne9verzehrren10
Misspelling Variants of "verzehren"

Frequency rank: #28,919 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verzehren"?
"verzehren" is spelled V-E-R-Z-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən].
What does "verzehren" mean?
As a verb, "verzehren" means: als Nahrung zu sich nehmen
What words are commonly confused with "verzehren"?
"verzehren" is commonly confused with "verzehrt", "verzeihen", "verziehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verzehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verzehren" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verzehren" come from?
"verzehren" 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.