vergebliche

Name: vergebliche, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“vergebliche” is uncommon German (frequency #66,821 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,821
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich

Key facts for vergebliche
Property	Value
Headword	vergebliche
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#66,821
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vergebliche” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vergebliche lands here:

#66,821

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergebliche is uncommon German at frequency #66,821 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vergebliche, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 vergebliche, spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich

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 "vergebliche"?

"vergebliche" is spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə].

What does "vergebliche" mean?

As an adjective, "vergebliche" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich

How do you pronounce "vergebliche"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergebliche" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vergebliche" come from?

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Using “vergebliche”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.