Vergebung

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,580

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

Vergebung is aGermannoun. It means: Akt des Verzeihens Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]. Often confused with Verlegung and Vergütung.

Key facts for Vergebung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVergebung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,580
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Vergebung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vergebung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,580 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vergebung, with forms such as "evrgebung", "vegrebung", and "veregbung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Verlegung", "Vergütung", "Verlobung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Vergebung, spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akt des Verzeihens
  2. 2
    Handlung, bei der etwas verteilt wird, zum Beispiel ein Auftrag oder ein Preis

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrgebung,vegrebung,veregbung,vergbeung,vergebbung,vergebnug,vergebugn,vergebungg,vergebunng,vergeubng,verggebung,verrgebung,vregebung,vvergebung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vergebung

Misspelling Variants of "Vergebung"

evrgebung9vegrebung9veregbung9vergbeung9vergebbung10vergebnug9vergebugn9vergebungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Vergebung"

Frequency rank: #16,580 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vergebung"?
"Vergebung" is spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ].
What does "Vergebung" mean?
As a noun, "Vergebung" means: Akt des Verzeihens
What words are commonly confused with "Vergebung"?
"Vergebung" is commonly confused with "Verlegung", "Vergütung", "Verlobung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vergebung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vergebung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vergebung" come from?
"Vergebung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.