Verformung
[fɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verformung” is uncommon German (frequency #59,288 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,288
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang, durch den ein Gegenstand in eine andere Form oder Lage gebracht wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verformung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁmʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #59,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verformung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verformung is uncommon German at frequency #59,288 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁmʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verformung, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Verformung, spelled V-E-R-F-O-R-M-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, durch den ein Gegenstand in eine andere Form oder Lage gebracht wird
- 2verformte Stelle an oder in etwas
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Verformung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-F-O-R-M-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁmʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.