Verdrängung

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,462

in German word usage

Misspellings

18

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Verdrängung is aGermannoun. It means: Vertreibung von Personen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]. Often confused with Verhängung and verdrängen.

Key facts for Verdrängung
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HeadwordVerdrängung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#21,462
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verdrängung is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,462 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verdrängung, with forms such as "evrdrängung", "vedrrängung", and "verddrängung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Verhängung", "verdrängen", 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 Verdrängung, spelled V-E-R-D-R-Ä-N-G-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
    Vertreibung von Personen
  2. 2
    etwas Unangenehmes nicht wahrhaben wollen, ausblenden oder ignorieren
  3. 3
    das Beiseiteschieben von Flüssigkeiten durch in sie eingetauchte feste Körper, insbesondere bei Schiffen in Wasser
  4. 4
    die Stelle von etwas anderem einnehmen, die Funktion von etwas anderem übernehmen, besonders durch etwas, was neuer oder besser ist

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrdrängung,vedrrängung,verddrängung,verdrnägung,verdrrängung,verdrägnung,verdränggung,verdrängnug,verdrängugn,verdrängungg,verdrängunng,verdränngung,verdränugng,verdärngung,verrdrängung,verrdängung,vredrängung,vverdrängung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verdrängung

Misspelling Variants of "Verdrängung"

evrdrängung11vedrrängung11verddrängung12verdrnägung11verdrrängung12verdrägnung11verdränggung12verdrängnug11
Misspelling Variants of "Verdrängung"

Frequency rank: #21,462 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verdrängung"?
"Verdrängung" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-Ä-N-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ].
What does "Verdrängung" mean?
As a noun, "Verdrängung" means: Vertreibung von Personen
What words are commonly confused with "Verdrängung"?
"Verdrängung" is commonly confused with "Verhängung", "verdrängen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verdrängung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdrängung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdrängung" come from?
"Verdrängung" 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.