Plünderung

[ˈplʏndəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈplʏndəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Plünderung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,958
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - illegale Aneignung fremden Hab und Gutes unter Gewalt oder Androhung derselben beziehungsweise unter Ausnutzung bestimmter Notsituationen wie zum Beispiel Naturkatastrophen

Corpus desk

Index DE-plunderung · Plünderung · German

Plünderung · rank #35,958 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,958
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH platzte

Nearest frequency peer: platzte (-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 „Plünderung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Plünderung“ 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).

Plünderung vs Plünderungen
83% similar
Plünderung vs plündern
70% similar

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

Key facts for Plünderung
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlünderung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplʏndəʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,958
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Plünderung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Plünderungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „platzte“ (#35,957), „pod“ (#35,959), „plastisch“ (#35,956). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Plünderung“ bei #35,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Plünderung (IPA [ˈplʏndəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,958 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "illegale Aneignung fremden Hab und Gutes unter Gewalt oder Androhung derselben beziehungsweise unter Ausnutzung bestimmter Notsituationen wie zum Beispiel Naturkatastrophen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Plünderung, with forms such as "lpünderung", "pllünderung", and "plnüderung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Plünderungen", "plündern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Plünderung, spelled P-L-Ü-N-D-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    illegale Aneignung fremden Hab und Gutes unter Gewalt oder Androhung derselben beziehungsweise unter Ausnutzung bestimmter Notsituationen wie zum Beispiel Naturkatastrophen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nachdem die öffentliche Ordnung zusammengebrochen war, nahmen die Plünderungen zu.
  2. Was hältst du von einer Plünderung des Kühlschranks? Ich habe einen Bärenhunger.

Synonyms

DiebstahlRaub

This word in other languages

looting(English)saqueo(Español)pillage(Français)pilhagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpünderung
  • pllünderung
  • plnüderung
  • plüdnerung
  • plündderung
  • plündernug
  • plünderrung
  • plünderugn
  • plünderungg
  • plünderunng
  • plündeurng
  • plündreung
  • plünedrung
  • plünnderung
  • pplünderung
  • pülnderung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Plünderung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpünderung2pllünderung1plnüderung2plüdnerung2plündderung1plündernug2plünderrung1plünderugn2
Edit distance from "Plünderung"

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 "Plünderung"?
"Plünderung" is spelled P-L-Ü-N-D-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplʏndəʁʊŋ].
What does "Plünderung" mean?
As a noun, "Plünderung" means: illegale Aneignung fremden Hab und Gutes unter Gewalt oder Androhung derselben beziehungsweise unter Ausnutzung bestimmter Notsituationen wie zum Beispiel Naturkatastrophen
What words are commonly confused with "Plünderung"?
"Plünderung" is commonly confused with "Plünderungen", "plündern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Plünderung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plünderung" is [ˈplʏndəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plünderung" come from?
"Plünderung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

mitgezählt16 variantsschwimmende16 variantssichtbares16 variantsloszulassen16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list