Körperverletzung
[ˈkœʁpɐfɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Körperverletzung” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,095 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,095
- frequency rank, German
- 16
- letters
- 26
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, die sich gegen die körperliche Unversehrtheit einer Person in Form einer körperlichen Misshandlung oder einer Gesundheitsschädigung richtet
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Körperverletzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkœʁpɐfɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #8,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 26 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Körperverletzung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Körperverletzung is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkœʁpɐfɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,095 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Handlung, die sich gegen die körperliche Unversehrtheit einer Person in Form einer körperlichen Misshandlung oder einer Gesundheitsschädigung richtet".
Our generated misspelling index lists 26 likely wrong-spelling variants for Körperverletzung, with forms such as "kkörperverletzung", "kröperverletzung", and "köprerverletzung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Körperverletzungen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Körperverletzung, spelled K-Ö-R-P-E-R-V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, die sich gegen die körperliche Unversehrtheit einer Person in Form einer körperlichen Misshandlung oder einer Gesundheitsschädigung richtet
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: kkörperverletzung,kröperverletzung,köprerverletzung,köreprverletzung,körperevrletzung,körperrverletzung,körpervelretzung,körpervereltzung,körperverlettzung,körperverletuzng,körperverletznug,körperverletzugn,körperverletzungg,körperverletzunng,körperverletzzung,körperverleztung,körperverlletzung,körperverltezung,körperverrletzung,körpervreletzung,körpervverletzung,körpevrerletzung,körpperverletzung,körpreverletzung,körrperverletzung,ökrperverletzung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Körperverletzung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Körperverletzung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-Ö-R-P-E-R-V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkœʁpɐfɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Körperverletzungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Körperverletzung vs Körperverletzungen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.