vergeblichen

Name: vergeblichen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“vergeblichen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,225
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vergeblichen vs verglichen

83% similar

vergeblichen vs vergeblich

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vergeblichen
Property	Value
Headword	vergeblichen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçn̩]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#42,225
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vergeblichen” 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). vergeblichen lands here:

#42,225

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around vergeblichen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,225 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for vergeblichen, with forms such as "evrgeblichen", "vegreblichen", and "veregblichen". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "verglichen", "vergeblich", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vergeblichen, spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrgeblichen,vegreblichen,veregblichen,vergbelichen,vergebblichen,vergebilchen,vergeblcihen,vergeblicchen,vergeblicehn,vergeblichenn,vergeblichhen,vergeblichne,vergeblihcen,vergebllichen,vergelbichen,verggeblichen,verrgeblichen,vregeblichen,vvergeblichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "vergeblichen"

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 "vergeblichen"?

"vergeblichen" is spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçn̩].

What does "vergeblichen" mean?

As an adjective, "vergeblichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergeblich

What words are commonly confused with "vergeblichen"?

"vergeblichen" is commonly confused with "verglichen", "vergeblich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "vergeblichen"?

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

What language does "vergeblichen" come from?

"vergeblichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “vergeblichen”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “verglichen” - see the side-by-side comparison. vergeblichen vs verglichen
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.