VEG

abbrev

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The verdict

“VEG” is uncommon German (frequency #82,275 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,275
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - volkseigenes Gut

Corpus desk

Index DE-veg · VEG · German

VEG · rank #82,275 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,275
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vecchio

Nearest frequency peer: vecchio (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „VEG“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „VEG“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for VEG
PropertyValue
HeadwordVEG
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters3
Frequency rank#82,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „VEG“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).VEGfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vecchio“ (#82,274), „Veganern“ (#82,276), „Vegetarismus“ (#82,277). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „VEG“ bei #82,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

VEG is uncommon German at frequency #82,275 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anabbreviation. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for VEG in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is VEG, spelled V-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    volkseigenes Gut
  2. 2
    Bundesverband des Elektro-Großhandels

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die VEG haben große volkswirtschaftliche Bedeutung, da sie ein entscheidender Produktionsmittellieferant sind.“

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 "VEG"?
"VEG" is spelled V-E-G.
What does "VEG" mean?
As an abbreviation, "VEG" means: volkseigenes Gut
What language does "VEG" come from?
"VEG" 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 "VEG", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

uva#82,272zag#82,375SMC#82,152BJP#82,588

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list