verzehren

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verzehren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,919
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als Nahrung zu sich nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verzehren · verzehren · German

verzehren · rank #28,919 · 14 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,919
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verwüstung

Nearest frequency peer: Verwüstung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „verzehren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „verzehren“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verzehren vs verzehrt
78% similar
verzehren vs verzeihen
78% similar
verzehren vs verziehen
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verzehren“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verzehrenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verwüstung“ (#28,918), „verwerflich“ (#28,917), „vielseitigen“ (#28,921). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verzehren“ bei #28,919. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verzehren (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈt͡seːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,919 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verzehren, with forms such as "evrzehren", "verezhren", and "verrzehren". 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 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verzehren, spelled V-E-R-Z-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how verzehren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wer sich in eine Gaststätte setzt, sollte auch etwas verzehren, das gehört sich so gegenüber dem Wirt.
  2. „Nachdem John sein Frühstück wortlos verzehrt hatte, ging er, den Frost und das bläulich flimmernde Mondlicht verfluchend, fort.“

Synonyms

essentrinkenvernichten

This word in other languages

consume(English)consumir(Español)consommer(Français)consumir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrzehren
  • verezhren
  • verrzehren
  • verzehern
  • verzehhren
  • verzehrenn
  • verzehrne
  • verzehrren
  • verzerhen
  • verzheren
  • verzzehren
  • vezrehren
  • vrezehren
  • vverzehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verzehren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrzehren2verezhren2verrzehren1verzehern2verzehhren1verzehrenn1verzehrne2verzehrren1
Edit distance from "verzehren"

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.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verzehren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verspüren#28,916vernetzte#28,912unterlegt#28,898Uckermark#28,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Wahlzettel14 variantsWohlwollen14 variantszwingende14 variantsSpeisesaal14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list