Verblendung

[fɛɐ̯ˈblɛndʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈblɛndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verblendung” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,275
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verwirrung der Sinne, durch den äußeren Schein abgelenkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verblendung · Verblendung · German

Verblendung · rank #40,275 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,275
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vd

Nearest frequency peer: vd (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Verblendung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Verblendung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Verblendung vs Verwendung
82% similar
Verblendung vs Verbrennung
82% similar
Verblendung vs Verkleidung
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Verblendung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerblendung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈblɛndʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,275
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verblendung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verblendungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vd“ (#40,274), „verdrehte“ (#40,276), „verfangen“ (#40,277). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verblendung“ bei #40,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Verblendung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈblɛndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,275 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verblendung, with forms such as "evrblendung", "vebrlendung", and "verbblendung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Verwendung", "Verbrennung", "Verkleidung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verblendung, spelled V-E-R-B-L-E-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verwirrung der Sinne, durch den äußeren Schein abgelenkt
  2. 2
    äußere Verkleidung von etwas, zum Beispiel eines Mauerwerks oder Zahnes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In seiner Verblendung hat er dieser Wunderheilerin sein ganzes Geld gegeben.
  2. In ihrer Verblendung hat sie nicht einmal gemerkt, dass er nie von seiner Familie sprach.

This word in other languages

infatuation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrblendung
  • vebrlendung
  • verbblendung
  • verbelndung
  • verblednung
  • verblenddung
  • verblendnug
  • verblendugn
  • verblendungg
  • verblendunng
  • verblenndung
  • verblenudng
  • verbllendung
  • verblnedung
  • verlbendung
  • verrblendung
  • vreblendung
  • vverblendung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrblendung2vebrlendung2verbblendung1verbelndung2verblednung2verblenddung1verblendnug2verblendugn2
Edit distance from "Verblendung"

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 "Verblendung"?
"Verblendung" is spelled V-E-R-B-L-E-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈblɛndʊŋ].
What does "Verblendung" mean?
As a noun, "Verblendung" means: Verwirrung der Sinne, durch den äußeren Schein abgelenkt
What words are commonly confused with "Verblendung"?
"Verblendung" is commonly confused with "Verwendung", "Verbrennung", "Verkleidung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verblendung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verblendung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈblɛndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verblendung" come from?
"Verblendung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Verblendung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unmöglichen#40,266verschönert#40,287verängstigt#40,295Tischplatte#40,250

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

unerwartetes18 variantsunangetastet18 variantsVollbremsung18 variantsVölkerrechts18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list