verdienen

[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verdienen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,749. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,749
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geld für eine Tätigkeit erhalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdienen · verdienen · German

verdienen · rank #1,749 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,749
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Städte

Nearest frequency peer: Städte (-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 „verdienen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verdienen“ 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).

verdienen vs verdient
78% similar
verdienen vs Vereinen
67% similar
verdienen vs verlieren
78% similar

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

Key facts for verdienen
PropertyValue
Headwordverdienen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,749
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verdienen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verdienenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Städte“ (#1,748), „Studien“ (#1,747), „wichtigsten“ (#1,751). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verdienen“ bei #1,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around verdienen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,749 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verdienen, with forms such as "evrdienen", "vedrienen", and "verddienen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "verdient", "Vereinen", "verlieren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verdienen, spelled V-E-R-D-I-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geld für eine Tätigkeit erhalten
  2. 2
    den angemessenen Gegenwert für etwas liefern, die Voraussetzungen für etwas erfüllen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Spitzenverdiener in sieben amerikanischen Großkonzernen […] werden in diesem Jahr nur noch rund halb so viel verdienen wie im Jahr zuvor.“
  2. „Nach dem Cello-Studium wollte Bitto in einem Theater-Orchester in Bratislava anfangen. Doch dann kam das Angebot aus der Schweiz, und seine Mutter fragte: Was verdienst du hier? Was verdienst du da? Also ging er.“

This word in other languages

earn(English)ganar(Español)gagner(Français)ganhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdienen
  • vedrienen
  • verddienen
  • verdeinen
  • verdieenn
  • verdienenn
  • verdienne
  • verdiennen
  • verdineen
  • veridenen
  • verrdienen
  • vredienen
  • vverdienen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verdienen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrdienen2vedrienen2verddienen1verdeinen2verdieenn2verdienenn1verdienne2verdiennen1
Edit distance from "verdienen"

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 "verdienen"?
"verdienen" is spelled V-E-R-D-I-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən].
What does "verdienen" mean?
As a verb, "verdienen" means: Geld für eine Tätigkeit erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "verdienen"?
"verdienen" is commonly confused with "verdient", "Vereinen", "verlieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verdienen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdienen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdienen" come from?
"verdienen" 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 "verdienen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Milliarden13 variantsDortmund13 variantsGeschäft13 variantsschicken13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list