Verdächtigung

[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdächtigung” is uncommon German (frequency #82,283 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,283
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - das Hegen eines Verdachts gegen jemanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdachtigung · Verdächtigung · German

Verdächtigung · rank #82,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,283
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbring

Nearest frequency peer: verbring (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Verdächtigung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Verdächtigung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for Verdächtigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdächtigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#82,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verdächtigung” 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). Verdächtigung lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Verdächtigung is uncommon German at frequency #82,283 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Hegen eines Verdachts gegen jemanden".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verdächtigung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verdächtigung, spelled V-E-R-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Hegen eines Verdachts gegen jemanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Manche Menschen versuchen, sich gegen solche Verdächtigungen zu wehren, indem sie vor Gericht klagen.“
  2. „Es handle sich darum, nahm er den Faden wieder auf, daß die Gegenseite mit dunklen Verdächtigungen ehewidrigen Verhaltens seiner Klientin arbeite, bei denen auch Roberts Name aufgetaucht sei.“

This word in other languages

suspicion(English)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verdächtigung"?
"Verdächtigung" is spelled V-E-R-D-Ä-C-H-T-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Verdächtigung" mean?
As a noun, "Verdächtigung" means: das Hegen eines Verdachts gegen jemanden
How do you pronounce "Verdächtigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdächtigung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdächtigung" come from?
"Verdächtigung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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