Verbrennung

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,577

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Verbrennung is aGermannoun. It means: Vernichtung von Gegenständen durch Feuer Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ]. Often confused with Verbrennungen and verbrennen.

Key facts for Verbrennung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerbrennung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,577
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Verbrennung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verbrennung is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,577 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verbrennung, with forms such as "evrbrennung", "vebrrennung", and "verbbrennung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Verbrennungen", "verbrennen", "Verbannung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Verbrennung, spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-N-N-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vernichtung von Gegenständen durch Feuer
  2. 2
    Verletzung der Haut durch Feuer, heiße Materialien oder Gifte
  3. 3
    Reaktion mit Sauerstoff
  4. 4
    Einäscherung, eine Bestattungsform, bei der die Leiche des Verstorbenen verbrannt und/oder eingeäschert wird
  5. 5
    eine in der Zeit der Inquisitionen häufig angewandte Methode zur Ermordung angeblicher Hexen und Zauberer auf dem Scheiterhaufen
  6. 6
    Umsetzung von Treibstoff in Energie in einem Motor

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrbrennung,vebrrennung,verbbrennung,verbernnung,verbrennnug,verbrennugn,verbrennungg,verbrennunng,verbrenung,verbrenunng,verbrnenung,verbrrennung,verrbennung,verrbrennung,vrebrennung,vverbrennung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verbrennung

Misspelling Variants of "Verbrennung"

evrbrennung11vebrrennung11verbbrennung12verbernnung11verbrennnug11verbrennugn11verbrennungg12verbrennunng12
Misspelling Variants of "Verbrennung"

Frequency rank: #16,577 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verbrennung"?
"Verbrennung" is spelled V-E-R-B-R-E-N-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ].
What does "Verbrennung" mean?
As a noun, "Verbrennung" means: Vernichtung von Gegenständen durch Feuer
What words are commonly confused with "Verbrennung"?
"Verbrennung" is commonly confused with "Verbrennungen", "verbrennen", "Verbannung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verbrennung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verbrennung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verbrennung" come from?
"Verbrennung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.