vergnügt

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]/ adj

The verdict

“vergnügt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,810 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#25,810
frequency rank, German
8
letters
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — in heiterer, freudiger Stimmung

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vergnügt vs verfügt
75% similar
vergnügt vs verengt
75% similar
vergnügt vs vergeigt
75% similar

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

Key facts for vergnügt
PropertyValue
Headwordvergnügt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,810
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vergnügt” 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). vergnügt lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vergnügt is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,810 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in heiterer, freudiger Stimmung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for vergnügt, with forms such as "evrgnügt", "vegrnügt", and "verggnügt". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verfügt", "verengt", "vergeigt", 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 vergnügt, spelled V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in heiterer, freudiger Stimmung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrgnügt,vegrnügt,verggnügt,vergngüt,vergnnügt,vergnüggt,vergnügtt,vergnütg,vergüngt,verngügt,verrgnügt,vregnügt,vvergnügt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vergnügt - 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 "vergnügt"

evrgnügt2vegrnügt2verggnügt1vergngüt2vergnnügt1vergnüggt1vergnügtt1vergnütg2
Edit distance from "vergnügt"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vergnügt"?
"vergnügt" is spelled V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt].
What does "vergnügt" mean?
As an adjective, "vergnügt" means: in heiterer, freudiger Stimmung
What words are commonly confused with "vergnügt"?
"vergnügt" is commonly confused with "verfügt", "verengt", "vergeigt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vergnügt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergnügt" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergnügt" come from?
"vergnügt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “vergnügt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːkt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “verfügt” - see the side-by-side comparison. vergnügt vs verfügt
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list