verziehen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,118

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

verziehen is aGermanverb. It means: aus der Form geraten Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]. Often confused with verzieht and vorziehen.

Key facts for verziehen
PropertyValue
Headwordverziehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,118
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for verziehen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡siːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,118 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for verziehen, with forms such as "evrziehen", "verizehen", and "verrziehen". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verzieht", "vorziehen", "verzierten", 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 verziehen, spelled V-E-R-Z-I-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Form geraten
  2. 2
    bewirken, dass etwas aus der Form kommt
  3. 3
    seinen Wohnsitz an einen anderen Ort verlegen
  4. 4
    verschwinden
  5. 5
    sich verzögern
  6. 6
    durch fehlende Strenge Fehler bei der Kindererziehung machen
  7. 7
    Pflanzen vereinzeln
  8. 8
    einen Ball auf eine falsche Bahn bringen
  9. 9
    eine Änderung in der Laufrichtung einer Treppe bewirken, indem einige oder alle Stufen einseitig schmaler angelegt werden, als auf der anderen Seite; einen Schornstein geneigt verlaufen lassen
  10. 10
    etwas ziehen können, weil es nicht zu schwer ist

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrziehen,verizehen,verrziehen,verzieehn,verziehenn,verziehhen,verziehne,verziheen,verzziehen,vezriehen,vreziehen,vverziehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for verziehen

Misspelling Variants of "verziehen"

evrziehen9verizehen9verrziehen10verzieehn9verziehenn10verziehhen10verziehne9verziheen9
Misspelling Variants of "verziehen"

Frequency rank: #20,118 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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