Verdun

[vɛʁˈdœ̃]

/[vɛʁˈdœ̃]/ name

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The verdict

“Verdun” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,876
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Frankreich im Département Meuse

Corpus desk

Index DE-verdun · Verdun · German

Verdun · rank #33,876 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,876
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH unwahr

Nearest frequency peer: unwahr (-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 „Verdun“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verdun“ 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).

Verdun vs Verein
67% similar
Verdun vs versus
50% similar
Verdun vs Verzug
67% similar

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

Key facts for Verdun
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[vɛʁˈdœ̃]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,876
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verdun“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verdunliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „unwahr“ (#33,875), „Vereines“ (#33,877), „unvergessen“ (#33,874). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verdun“ bei #33,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Verdun (IPA [vɛʁˈdœ̃]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,876 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Stadt in Frankreich im Département Meuse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verdun, with forms such as "evrdun", "vedrun", and "verddun". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Verein", "versus", "Verzug", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verdun, spelled V-E-R-D-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Frankreich im Département Meuse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Entlang der früheren Front bei Verdun ist die Erde immer noch mit Schwermetallen und Chemikalien verseucht.“

This word in other languages

Verdun(English)Verdun(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrdun
  • vedrun
  • verddun
  • verdnu
  • verdunn
  • verrdun
  • verudn
  • vredun
  • vverdun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrdun2vedrun2verddun1verdnu2verdunn1verrdun1verudn2vredun2
Edit distance from "Verdun"

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 "Verdun"?
"Verdun" is spelled V-E-R-D-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [vɛʁˈdœ̃].
What does "Verdun" mean?
As a proper noun, "Verdun" means: Stadt in Frankreich im Département Meuse
What words are commonly confused with "Verdun"?
"Verdun" is commonly confused with "Verein", "versus", "Verzug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verdun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdun" is [vɛʁˈdœ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdun" come from?
"Verdun" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Verdun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list