Verdienstausfall

[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnstʔaʊ̯sˌfal]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnstʔaʊ̯sˌfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdienstausfall” is uncommon German (frequency #81,101 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,101
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verlust des Lohns/eines Teils des Lohns

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdienstausfall · Verdienstausfall · German

Verdienstausfall · rank #81,101 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,101
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verblüffen

Nearest frequency peer: verblüffen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verdienstausfall“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verdienstausfall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verdienstausfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdienstausfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnstʔaʊ̯sˌfal]
Letters16
Frequency rank#81,101
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verdienstausfall“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verdienstausfallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verblüffen“ (#81,100), „verbitte“ (#81,099), „verfärben“ (#81,103). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verdienstausfall“ bei #81,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verdienstausfall is uncommon German at frequency #81,101 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnstʔaʊ̯sˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verlust des Lohns/eines Teils des Lohns".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Verdienstausfall, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verdienstausfall, spelled V-E-R-D-I-E-N-S-T-A-U-S-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verlust des Lohns/eines Teils des Lohns

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Diesen Verdienstausfall können sich die Saisonarbeiter aus Fernost nicht erlauben.“

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 "Verdienstausfall"?
"Verdienstausfall" is spelled V-E-R-D-I-E-N-S-T-A-U-S-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnstʔaʊ̯sˌfal].
What does "Verdienstausfall" mean?
As a noun, "Verdienstausfall" means: Verlust des Lohns/eines Teils des Lohns
How do you pronounce "Verdienstausfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdienstausfall" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnstʔaʊ̯sˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdienstausfall" come from?
"Verdienstausfall" 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 "Verdienstausfall", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ursprünglichkeit#81,090unübersichtliche#81,088vertrauensvollen#81,118unentschlossenen#81,071

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list