Vegetarier

[veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ]

/[veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Vegetarier” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,194 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#14,194
frequency rank, German
10
letters
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die kein Fleisch verzehrt.

Key facts for Vegetarier
PropertyValue
HeadwordVegetarier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,194
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vegetarier” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Vegetarier lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vegetarier is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,194 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die kein Fleisch verzehrt.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vegetarier, with forms such as "evgetarier", "veegtarier", and "vegeatrier". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vegetarier, spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-R-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die kein Fleisch verzehrt.

Synonyms

Vegetarianer

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evgetarier,veegtarier,vegeatrier,vegetairer,vegetareir,vegetarierr,vegetarire,vegetarrier,vegetraier,vegettarier,veggetarier,vegtearier,vgeetarier,vvegetarier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vegetarier - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evgetarier2veegtarier2vegeatrier2vegetairer2vegetareir2vegetarierr1vegetarire2vegetarrier1
Edit distance from "Vegetarier"

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 "Vegetarier"?
"Vegetarier" is spelled V-E-G-E-T-A-R-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ].
What does "Vegetarier" mean?
As a noun, "Vegetarier" means: Person, die kein Fleisch verzehrt.
What are common misspellings of "Vegetarier"?
Common misspellings include "evgetarier", "veegtarier", "vegeatrier", "vegetairer", "vegetareir". The correct spelling is "Vegetarier".
How do you pronounce "Vegetarier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vegetarier" is [veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vegetarier" come from?
"Vegetarier" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Vegetarier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-G-E-T-A-R-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [veɡeˈtaːʁiɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list