Verbindung
[fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verbindung” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #917 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #917
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas Verbindendes
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verbindung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #917 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verbindung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Verbindung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #917 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verbindung, with forms such as "evrbindung", "vebrindung", and "verbbindung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Verwendung", "Verkündung", "Verzinsung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verbindung, spelled V-E-R-B-I-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1etwas Verbindendes
- 2kausale oder lokale Verbundenheit
- 3Beziehung, Ehe, Verlöbnis
- 4Stoff, der aus mehreren Elementen besteht
- 5traditioneller Verein von Studenten
- 6das Zusammenbringen; das Verbinden
- 7emotionale Verbindung
- 8(tele)kommunikative Verbindung, Kontakt
- 9elektrische Verbindung, Kontakt
- 10Verkehrsverbindung
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrbindung,vebrindung,verbbindung,verbidnung,verbinddung,verbindnug,verbindugn,verbindungg,verbindunng,verbinndung,verbinudng,verbnidung,veribndung,verrbindung,vrebindung,vverbindung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verbindung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Verbindung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-B-I-N-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈbɪndʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Verwendung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Verbindung vs Verwendung
- 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.