Judenvernichtung
[ˈjuːdn̩fɛɐ̯ˌnɪçtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Judenvernichtung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vernichtung der Juden
Corpus desk
Index DE-judenvernichtung · Judenvernichtung · German
Judenvernichtung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | Judenvernichtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈjuːdn̩fɛɐ̯ˌnɪçtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Judenvernichtung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Judenvernichtung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjuːdn̩fɛɐ̯ˌnɪçtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vernichtung der Juden".
Judenvernichtung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Judenvernichtung, spelled J-U-D-E-N-V-E-R-N-I-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vernichtung der Juden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Judenvernichtung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man hat Heydrich nachgesagt, dass er als Planungschef der Judenvernichtung so fanatisch gewesen sei, weil er vergessen machen wollte, dass er eine jüdische Großmutter hatte.“
„Aus den zurückeroberten Gebieten im Osten dringen die ersten furchtbaren Nachrichten über die Judenvernichtung in die amerikanische Öffentlichkeit.“
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.