Verdrängung

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdrängung” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,462. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,462
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertreibung von Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdrangung · Verdrängung · German

Verdrängung · rank #21,462 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,462
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verbands

Nearest frequency peer: Verbands (-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 “Verdrängung”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Verdrängung” 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 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Verdrängung vs Verhängung
82% similar
Verdrängung vs verdrängen
73% similar

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

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

Wo “Verdrängung” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verdrängungliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Verbands“ (#21,461), „vereinigen“ (#21,463), „variabel“ (#21,460). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Verdrängung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,462 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verdrängung, with forms such as "evrdrängung", "vedrrängung", and "verddrängung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Verhängung", "verdrängen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Verdrängung, spelled V-E-R-D-R-Ä-N-G-U-N-G.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Neue Nationalparks führen oft zur Verdrängung von Menschen, die seit Generationen dort gelebt haben.
  2. Die Näherei, die sich die Miete nicht mehr leisten kann, oder der Blumenladen, der der zigsten Kneipe weichen muss: In Berlin wehren sich immer wieder Bürgerinitiativen gegen Verdrängung durch steigende Mieten.

Synonyms

Wasserverdrängung

This word in other languages

displacement(English)

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verdrängung - 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.

evrdrängung2vedrrängung2verddrängung1verdrnägung2verdrrängung1verdrägnung2verdränggung1verdrängnug2
Edit distance from "Verdrängung"

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 "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. 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 "Verdrängung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verschaffte#21,465verschollen#21,466Verursacher#21,467Vollidioten#21,473

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Visitenkarte18 variantsabgebildeten18 variantsangeordneten18 variantsAufbewahrung18 variants

What to do next

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  • "Verdrängung" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Verhängung". View pair
  • 18 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #21,462 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "V" letter cohort. V–Z browse

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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