Vergänglichkeit

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vergänglichkeit” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,866. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,866
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das nicht ewige Bestehen eines Zustandes

Corpus desk

Index DE-verganglichkeit · Vergänglichkeit · German

Vergänglichkeit · rank #37,866 · 24 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,866
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergoldet

Nearest frequency peer: vergoldet (-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 „Vergänglichkeit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vergänglichkeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vergänglichkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVergänglichkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters15
Frequency rank#37,866
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vergänglichkeit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vergänglichkeitliegt 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: „vergoldet“ (#37,865), „Verkehrspolitik“ (#37,867), „verletzungsbedingt“ (#37,868). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vergänglichkeit“ bei #37,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around Vergänglichkeit (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,866 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das nicht ewige Bestehen eines Zustandes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vergänglichkeit, with forms such as "evrgänglichkeit", "vegränglichkeit", and "verggänglichkeit". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vergänglichkeit, spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das nicht ewige Bestehen eines Zustandes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Menschen sind sich ihrer Vergänglichkeit bewusst.
  2. „Die meisten Menschen verdrängen die eigene Vergänglichkeit.“

Synonyms

Endlichkeit

This word in other languages

caducity(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrgänglichkeit
  • vegränglichkeit
  • verggänglichkeit
  • vergnäglichkeit
  • vergägnlichkeit
  • vergängglichkeit
  • vergängilchkeit
  • vergänglcihkeit
  • vergänglicchkeit
  • vergänglichekit
  • vergänglichhkeit
  • vergänglichkeitt
  • vergänglichketi
  • vergänglichkiet
  • vergänglichkkeit
  • vergänglickheit
  • vergänglihckeit
  • vergängllichkeit
  • vergänlgichkeit
  • vergännglichkeit
  • verrgänglichkeit
  • verägnglichkeit
  • vregänglichkeit
  • vvergänglichkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrgänglichkeit2vegränglichkeit2verggänglichkeit1vergnäglichkeit2vergägnlichkeit2vergängglichkeit1vergängilchkeit2vergänglcihkeit2
Edit distance from "Vergänglichkeit"

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 "Vergänglichkeit"?
"Vergänglichkeit" is spelled V-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Vergänglichkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Vergänglichkeit" means: das nicht ewige Bestehen eines Zustandes
What are common misspellings of "Vergänglichkeit"?
Common misspellings include "evrgänglichkeit", "vegränglichkeit", "verggänglichkeit", "vergnäglichkeit", "vergägnlichkeit". The correct spelling is "Vergänglichkeit".
How do you pronounce "Vergänglichkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vergänglichkeit" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛŋlɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vergänglichkeit" come from?
"Vergänglichkeit" 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 "Vergänglichkeit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verkehrspolitik#37,867Wahrheitsgehalt#37,883Unterstellungen#37,848weiterempfehlen#37,893

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

Umweltbundesamt24 variantszurückverfolgen24 variantsÜbereinstimmungen24 variantsAusländerbehörde24 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list