Verehrung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verehrung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,579
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verehren von Gott oder Göttern

Corpus desk

Index DE-verehrung · Verehrung · German

Verehrung · rank #16,579 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,579
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verdreht

Nearest frequency peer: verdreht (-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 „Verehrung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verehrung“ 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).

Verehrung vs Vererbung
78% similar
Verehrung vs Verengung
78% similar
Verehrung vs Vernehmung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Verehrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerehrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,579
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verehrung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verdreht“ (#16,578), „Vergebung“ (#16,580), „Verbrennung“ (#16,577). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verehrung“ bei #16,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Verehrung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,579 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verehrung, with forms such as "evrehrung", "veerhrung", and "verehhrung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Vererbung", "Verengung", "Vernehmung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verehrung, spelled V-E-R-E-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verehren von Gott oder Göttern
  2. 2
    Hochachtung einem Menschen gegenüber

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Buch bleibt bis tief ins Hochmittelalter hinein ein Gegenstand der Verehrung und des Respekts, ein Numinosum als Wort- und Zeichenträger, ganz abgesehen von der Kostbarkeit im materiellen Sinn.“
  2. „Für ihn ist die Verehrung Jupiters und der anderen hellenischen Gottheiten nicht minder unsinnig und lächerlich, als die Verehrung des hundeköpfigen Aegypters, des memphischen Stiers, der Ibisse, Affen und Böcke, welche damals mit dem Ueberhandnehmen fremdländischer Kulte den homerischen Göttern an die Seite gerückt waren.“

This word in other languages

veneration(English)veneración(Español)vénération(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrehrung
  • veerhrung
  • verehhrung
  • verehrnug
  • verehrrung
  • verehrugn
  • verehrungg
  • verehrunng
  • verehurng
  • vererhung
  • verherung
  • verrehrung
  • vreehrung
  • vverehrung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verehrung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrehrung2veerhrung2verehhrung1verehrnug2verehrrung1verehrugn2verehrungg1verehrunng1
Edit distance from "Verehrung"

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 "Verehrung"?
"Verehrung" is spelled V-E-R-E-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁʊŋ].
What does "Verehrung" mean?
As a noun, "Verehrung" means: Verehren von Gott oder Göttern
What words are commonly confused with "Verehrung"?
"Verehrung" is commonly confused with "Vererbung", "Verengung", "Vernehmung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verehrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verehrung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔeːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verehrung" come from?
"Verehrung" 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 "Verehrung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vergebung#16,580verkürzen#16,583verstreut#16,586verteilte#16,587

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Triathlon14 variantsVorwürfen14 variantsWerdegang14 variantsSpielchen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list