Vergebung

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vergebung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,580
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akt des Verzeihens

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergebung · Vergebung · German

Vergebung · rank #16,580 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,580
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verehrung

Nearest frequency peer: Verehrung (-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 „Vergebung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Vergebung vs Verlegung
78% similar
Vergebung vs Vergütung
78% similar
Vergebung vs Verlobung
78% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vergebung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vergebungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Verehrung“ (#16,579), „Verkehrsteilnehmer“ (#16,581), „verdreht“ (#16,578). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vergebung“ bei #16,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vergebung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,580 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vergebung, with forms such as "evrgebung", "vegrebung", and "veregbung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vergebung, spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-U-N-G.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für einen Mörder, sagt er, gebe es keine Vergebung.
  2. Jesus fragt nach Vergebung für seine Kreuziger im Angesicht des eigenen Todes: „Jesus aber sprach: Vater, vergib ihnen; denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun“ aus der Lutherbibel nach Lukas (NT Lukas 23.34)

Synonyms

GnadeAbsolutionAmnestieBarmherzigkeitBegnadigungEntschuldigungErbarmenFreisprechungLossprechungMildeNachsichtSündenerlassVerständnisVerzeihungVergabe

This word in other languages

forgiveness(English)perdón(Español)pardon(Français)perdão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrgebung
  • vegrebung
  • veregbung
  • vergbeung
  • vergebbung
  • vergebnug
  • vergebugn
  • vergebungg
  • vergebunng
  • vergeubng
  • verggebung
  • verrgebung
  • vregebung
  • vvergebung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vergebung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrgebung2vegrebung2veregbung2vergbeung2vergebbung1vergebnug2vergebugn2vergebungg1
Edit distance from "Vergebung"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vergebung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verehrung#16,579verkürzen#16,583verstreut#16,586verteilte#16,587

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Triathlon14 variantsVorwürfen14 variantsWerdegang14 variantsSpielchen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list