Verdienst

[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnst]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdienst” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,779
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geld, das man für seine Arbeit bekommt

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdienst · Verdienst · German

Verdienst · rank #5,779 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,779
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verabschiedet

Nearest frequency peer: verabschiedet (-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 „Verdienst“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verdienst“ 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).

Verdienst vs verdient
78% similar
Verdienst vs verdiente
67% similar
Verdienst vs verlierst
67% similar

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

Key facts for Verdienst
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdienst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnst]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,779
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verdienst“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verdienstliegt 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: „verabschiedet“ (#5,778), „vergleichbar“ (#5,780), „unterschiedlicher“ (#5,777). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verdienst“ bei #5,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Verdienst (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,779 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geld, das man für seine Arbeit bekommt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verdienst, with forms such as "evrdienst", "vedrienst", and "verddienst". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verdient", "verdiente", "verlierst", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verdienst, spelled V-E-R-D-I-E-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geld, das man für seine Arbeit bekommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr Verdienst wird Ihnen natürlich jeden Monat auf Ihr Konto überwiesen.
  2. „Den Verdienst hatte sie abends gezählt, die Summe in ein kleines Heft eingetragen und das Geld in die Blechdose mit der Schneelandschaft und dem Deckel gesteckt.“

Antonyms

Malus

This word in other languages

wages(English)ganancia(Español)gain(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdienst
  • vedrienst
  • verddienst
  • verdeinst
  • verdiennst
  • verdiensst
  • verdienstt
  • verdients
  • verdiesnt
  • verdinest
  • veridenst
  • verrdienst
  • vredienst
  • vverdienst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrdienst2vedrienst2verddienst1verdeinst2verdiennst1verdiensst1verdienstt1verdients2
Edit distance from "Verdienst"

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

Same letter count

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

vermissen#5,781Südafrika#5,769angerufen#5,795Schwächen#5,761

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

umfassende14 variantsrealisiert14 variantsbetrunken14 variantsBezahlung14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list