Verdrehung

[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdrehung” is uncommon German (frequency #64,830 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,830
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verformung unter Beibehaltung der Abstände von einer Mittelachse

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdrehung · Verdrehung · German

Verdrehung · rank #64,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,830
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbürgt

Nearest frequency peer: verbürgt (-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 „Verdrehung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verdrehung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdrehung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verdrehung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verbürgt“ (#64,829), „verbrecherische“ (#64,828), „verfallene“ (#64,832). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verdrehung“ bei #64,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verdrehung is uncommon German at frequency #64,830 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Verdrehung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verdrehung, spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verformung unter Beibehaltung der Abstände von einer Mittelachse
  2. 2
    absichtlich falsche Darstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es bestehen grundsätzliche Unterschiede zwischen der Verdrehung eines Kreiszylinders und von Prismen mit beliebigem Querschnitt.“
  2. „Eine Verdrehung der Tatsachen, die dem Prinzip der Freiheit des Denkens diametral entgegengesetzt ist.“

This word in other languages

distortion(English)distorsión(Español)distorsion(Français)distorção(Português)

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 "Verdrehung"?
"Verdrehung" is spelled V-E-R-D-R-E-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːʊŋ].
What does "Verdrehung" mean?
As a noun, "Verdrehung" means: Verformung unter Beibehaltung der Abstände von einer Mittelachse
How do you pronounce "Verdrehung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdrehung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdrehung" come from?
"Verdrehung" 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 "Verdrehung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verfallene#64,832wegwischen#64,870Transrapid#64,789trainierst#64,786

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list