vergänglich

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“vergänglich” is uncommon German (frequency #50,983 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,983
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht dauerhaft, nicht für immer

Corpus desk

Index DE-verganglich · vergänglich · German

vergänglich · rank #50,983 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,983
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergast

Nearest frequency peer: vergast (-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 „vergänglich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vergänglich
PropertyValue
Headwordvergänglich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,983
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vergänglich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vergast“ (#50,982), „verherrlicht“ (#50,984), „Verflechtung“ (#50,981). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergänglich“ bei #50,983. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergänglich is uncommon German at frequency #50,983 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht dauerhaft, nicht für immer".

Zero misspellings are on record for vergänglich in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergänglich, spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht dauerhaft, nicht für immer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aller Ruhm ist vergänglich.
  2. „Wer hortet, was vergänglich ist // gräbt seine Seel in Dreck und Mist.“

Antonyms

immerwährendewigwährendunvergänglich

This word in other languages

temporary(English)transitorio(Español)éphémère(Français)

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 "vergänglich"?
"vergänglich" is spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪç].
What does "vergänglich" mean?
As an adjective, "vergänglich" means: nicht dauerhaft, nicht für immer
How do you pronounce "vergänglich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergänglich" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergänglich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verstreuten#50,990Vaterlandes#50,973verwüsteten#50,995verzweigten#50,996

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list