Sprachvermögen
[ˈʃpʁaːxfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Sprachvermögen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit des Menschen, Sprache zu beherrschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprachvermogen · Sprachvermögen · German
Sprachvermögen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sprachvermögen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁaːxfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprachvermögen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprachvermögen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁaːxfɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit des Menschen, Sprache zu beherrschen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sprachvermögen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sprachvermögen, spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-V-E-R-M-Ö-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Fähigkeit des Menschen, Sprache zu beherrschen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprachvermögen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Sprachvermögen des Menschen macht 95 Prozent oder mehr dessen aus, was ihn über das Tier erhebt!“
„Bei Tisch sagte man mir, man habe den Griechen zur Ader gelassen, und er habe die Bewegungsfähigkeit seiner Augen wiedererlangt, nicht jedoch das Sprachvermögen und nicht die Herrschaft über seine Gliedmaßen.“
Synonyms
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.