verbesserungswürdig

[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“verbesserungswürdig” is uncommon German (frequency #62,029 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,029
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nicht optimal, Raum zur Verbesserung lassend

Key facts for verbesserungswürdig
PropertyValue
Headwordverbesserungswürdig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]
Letters19
Frequency rank#62,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verbesserungswürdig” 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). verbesserungswürdig lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

verbesserungswürdig is uncommon German at frequency #62,029 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht optimal, Raum zur Verbesserung lassend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for verbesserungswürdig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 verbesserungswürdig, spelled V-E-R-B-E-S-S-E-R-U-N-G-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht optimal, Raum zur Verbesserung lassend

Synonyms

verbesserungsfähigverbesserungsbedürftig

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 "verbesserungswürdig"?
"verbesserungswürdig" is spelled V-E-R-B-E-S-S-E-R-U-N-G-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç].
What does "verbesserungswürdig" mean?
As an adjective, "verbesserungswürdig" means: nicht optimal, Raum zur Verbesserung lassend
How do you pronounce "verbesserungswürdig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verbesserungswürdig" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verbesserungswürdig" come from?
"verbesserungswürdig" 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 “verbesserungswürdig”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-B-E-S-S-E-R-U-N-G-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈbɛsəʁʊŋsˌvʏʁdɪç] (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

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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