Verheerung
[fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verheerung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schwerwiegende, ausgedehnte Verwüstung
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verheerung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verheerung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verheerung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwerwiegende, ausgedehnte Verwüstung".
Verheerung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verheerung, spelled V-E-R-H-E-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1schwerwiegende, ausgedehnte Verwüstung
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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.
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Using “Verheerung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-H-E-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈheːʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.