Verengung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verengung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,083
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang des Sichverengens

Corpus desk

Index DE-verengung · Verengung · German

Verengung · rank #47,083 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,083
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verdutzt

Nearest frequency peer: verdutzt (-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 „Verengung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verengung“ 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).

Verengung vs Verfügung
78% similar
Verengung vs Verlegung
78% similar
Verengung vs Vererbung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Verengung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerengung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,083
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verengung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verengungliegt 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: „verdutzt“ (#47,082), „verfickt“ (#47,084), „verdunkelt“ (#47,081). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verengung“ bei #47,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Verengung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,083 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 Verengung, with forms such as "evrengung", "veerngung", and "veregnung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Verfügung", "Verlegung", "Vererbung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Verengung, spelled V-E-R-E-N-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vorgang des Sichverengens
  2. 2
    eine verengte Stelle oder Ähnliches

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während eine maximal weitgestellte Pupille immer rund ist, kann sich die Pupillenform bei Engstellung zwischen den einzelnen Arten unterscheiden. Bei einigen Arten (wie dem Menschen oder Hunden) verläuft der Schließmuskel der Pupille zirkulär, sodass auch die verengte Pupille rund ist. Bei einer Reihe anderer Tiere verläuft dieser Muskel hingegen scheren…
  2. „Die Ursache einer Ischämie ist meist eine Veränderung von Blutgefäßen in Form einer Verengung oder eines Verschlusses. […] Die Verengung nennt man Stenose, beispielsweise bei Atherosklerose und Arterieller Verschlusskrankheit (AVK).“

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrengung
  • veerngung
  • veregnung
  • verenggung
  • verengnug
  • verengugn
  • verengungg
  • verengunng
  • verenngung
  • verenugng
  • vernegung
  • verrengung
  • vreengung
  • vverengung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrengung2veerngung2veregnung2verenggung1verengnug2verengugn2verengungg1verengunng1
Edit distance from "Verengung"

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 "Verengung"?
"Verengung" is spelled V-E-R-E-N-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ].
What does "Verengung" mean?
As a noun, "Verengung" means: der Vorgang des Sichverengens
What words are commonly confused with "Verengung"?
"Verengung" is commonly confused with "Verfügung", "Verlegung", "Vererbung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verengung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verengung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʔɛŋʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verengung" come from?
"Verengung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list