vergänglichen

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“vergänglichen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,059 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,059
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich

Corpus desk

Index DE-verganglichen · vergänglichen · German

vergänglichen · rank #91,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,059
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergnügten

Nearest frequency peer: vergnügten (-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 „vergänglichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vergänglichen
PropertyValue
Headwordvergänglichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#91,059
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vergänglichen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vergnügten“ (#91,058), „verharmlosend“ (#91,060), „vergnügte“ (#91,057). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vergänglichen“ bei #91,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergänglichen is uncommon German at frequency #91,059 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vergänglichen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vergänglichen, spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich

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 "vergänglichen"?
"vergänglichen" is spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçn̩].
What does "vergänglichen" mean?
As an adjective, "vergänglichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergänglich
How do you pronounce "vergänglichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergänglichen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergänglichen" come from?
"vergänglichen" 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 "vergänglichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verharmlosend#91,060versteinerten#91,074unversöhnlich#91,037Unfallbericht#91,028

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list