Vergessenheit

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩haɪ̯t]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vergessenheit” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,447. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,447
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zustand, dass man sich an etwas nicht mehr erinnert

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergessenheit · Vergessenheit · German

Vergessenheit · rank #14,447 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,447
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verfasste

Nearest frequency peer: verfasste (-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 „Vergessenheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vergessenheit“ 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 Vergessenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVergessenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#14,447
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vergessenheit“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verfasste“ (#14,446), „Verteidigungsminister“ (#14,448), „verehrt“ (#14,445). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vergessenheit“ bei #14,447. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Vergessenheit (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,447 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der Zustand, dass man sich an etwas nicht mehr erinnert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vergessenheit, with forms such as "evrgessenheit", "vegressenheit", and "veregssenheit". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vergessenheit, spelled V-E-R-G-E-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zustand, dass man sich an etwas nicht mehr erinnert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der politische Skandal des Abgeordneten geriet schon bald in Vergessenheit.
  2. „Deltafliegen, die ursprüngliche Art des Hängegleitens, ist mit dem Aufkommen des Gleitschirmes etwas in Vergessenheit geraten.“

This word in other languages

oblivion(English)olvido(Español)oubli(Français)esquecimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrgessenheit
  • vegressenheit
  • veregssenheit
  • vergesenheit
  • vergesesnheit
  • vergessehneit
  • vergessenehit
  • vergessenheitt
  • vergessenheti
  • vergessenhheit
  • vergessenhiet
  • vergessennheit
  • vergessneheit
  • vergeßenheit
  • verggessenheit
  • vergsesenheit
  • verrgessenheit
  • vregessenheit
  • vvergessenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrgessenheit2vegressenheit2veregssenheit2vergesenheit1vergesesnheit2vergessehneit2vergessenehit2vergessenheitt1
Edit distance from "Vergessenheit"

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 "Vergessenheit"?
"Vergessenheit" is spelled V-E-R-G-E-S-S-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Vergessenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Vergessenheit" means: der Zustand, dass man sich an etwas nicht mehr erinnert
What are common misspellings of "Vergessenheit"?
Common misspellings include "evrgessenheit", "vegressenheit", "veregssenheit", "vergesenheit", "vergesesnheit". The correct spelling is "Vergessenheit".
How do you pronounce "Vergessenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vergessenheit" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vergessenheit" come from?
"Vergessenheit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list