Vergleich

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

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯ç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯ç]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Vergleich” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #787. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#787
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Nebeneinanderstellen von zwei oder mehr Gegenständen, Ideen, Personen, um herauszufinden, ob und wie sie sich hinsichtlich eines bestimmten Kriteriums ähneln

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergleich · Vergleich · German

Vergleich · rank #787 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-CORE #787
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH tragen

Nearest frequency peer: tragen (-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.

Thomas

99,217
toll

99,216
tragen

99,215
Vergleich

99,214
versuchen

99,213
Entscheidung

99,212

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Vergleich vs verleih

67% similar

Vergleich vs verglich

78% similar

Vergleich vs vergleiche

80% similar

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

Key facts for Vergleich
Property	Value
Headword	Vergleich
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯ç]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#787
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vergleich“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vergleichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#787

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tragen“ (#786), „versuchen“ (#788), „toll“ (#785). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vergleich“ bei #787. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vergleich (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯ç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #787 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vergleich, with forms such as "evrgleich", "vegrleich", and "vergelich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verleih", "verglich", "vergleiche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists 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 Vergleich, spelled V-E-R-G-L-E-I-C-H.

Definition

1
das Nebeneinanderstellen von zwei oder mehr Gegenständen, Ideen, Personen, um herauszufinden, ob und wie sie sich hinsichtlich eines bestimmten Kriteriums ähneln
2
Gleichsetzung eines Gegenstandes hinsichtlich einer Eigenschaft mit einem anderen, der diese Eigenschaft exemplarisch aufweist
3
Feststellung eines Interessenausgleichs
4
Wettkampf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Der Vergleich ergibt, dass Peter größer als Hans ist.
Deine Krankheit ist nichts im Vergleich zu seiner.

Synonyms

Kollation

This word in other languages

comparison(English)comparación(Español)comparaison(Français)comparação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

evrgleich
vegrleich
vergelich
verggleich
verglecih
vergleicch
vergleichh
vergleihc
vergliech
verglleich
verlgeich
verrgleich
vregleich
vvergleich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Vergleich"

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 "Vergleich"?

"Vergleich" is spelled V-E-R-G-L-E-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯ç].

What does "Vergleich" mean?

As a noun, "Vergleich" means: das Nebeneinanderstellen von zwei oder mehr Gegenständen, Ideen, Personen, um herauszufinden, ob und wie sie sich hinsichtlich eines bestimmten Kriteriums ähneln

What words are commonly confused with "Vergleich"?

"Vergleich" is commonly confused with "verleih", "verglich", "vergleiche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Vergleich"?

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

What language does "Vergleich" come from?

"Vergleich" 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 "Vergleich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

versuchen#788 Stuttgart#802 weiterhin#770 Interesse#814

Similar misspelling depth

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

zumindest14 variants Deutscher14 variants verwendet14 variants folgenden14 variants