Vergnügungsstätte

[fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡʊŋsˌʃtɛtə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡʊŋsˌʃtɛtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Vergnügungsstätte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einrichtung, in der Gäste ihren Vergnügungen nachgehen können

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Index DE-vergnugungsstatte · Vergnügungsstätte · German

Vergnügungsstätte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Vergnügungsstätte
PropertyValue
HeadwordVergnügungsstätte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡʊŋsˌʃtɛtə]
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vergnügungsstätte“ im Deutschen

Vergnügungsstätteliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vergnügungsstätte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡʊŋsˌʃtɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einrichtung, in der Gäste ihren Vergnügungen nachgehen können".

Vergnügungsstätte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vergnügungsstätte, spelled V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-U-N-G-S-S-T-Ä-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einrichtung, in der Gäste ihren Vergnügungen nachgehen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Als Simen Tjing aus der Vergnügungsstätte daheim anlangte, war es bereits die Zeit der ersten Nachtwache.“

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vergnügungsstätte"?
"Vergnügungsstätte" is spelled V-E-R-G-N-Ü-G-U-N-G-S-S-T-Ä-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡʊŋsˌʃtɛtə].
What does "Vergnügungsstätte" mean?
As a noun, "Vergnügungsstätte" means: Einrichtung, in der Gäste ihren Vergnügungen nachgehen können
How do you pronounce "Vergnügungsstätte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vergnügungsstätte" is [fɛɐ̯ˈɡnyːɡʊŋsˌʃtɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vergnügungsstätte" come from?
"Vergnügungsstätte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list