Verhinderung

[fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verhinderung” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,777
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand des Bewirkens oder Erleidens, dass etwas nicht möglich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-verhinderung · Verhinderung · German

Verhinderung · rank #15,777 · 19 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,777
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergewaltigen

Nearest frequency peer: vergewaltigen (-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 „Verhinderung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Verhinderung vs Verringerung
83% similar
Verhinderung vs Verwunderung
83% similar
Verhinderung vs Verminderung
92% similar

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

Key facts for Verhinderung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerhinderung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#15,777
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verhinderung“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vergewaltigen“ (#15,776), „Verlusten“ (#15,778), „verdoppeln“ (#15,775). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verhinderung“ bei #15,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Verhinderung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,777 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zustand des Bewirkens oder Erleidens, dass etwas nicht möglich ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verhinderung, with forms such as "evrhinderung", "vehrinderung", and "verhhinderung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Verringerung", "Verwunderung", "Verminderung", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verhinderung, spelled V-E-R-H-I-N-D-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand des Bewirkens oder Erleidens, dass etwas nicht möglich ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er war in der Frühzeit des burgenländischen Naturschutzes an einigen wichtigen Erfolgen wesentlich beteiligt, z.B. an der Verhinderung der Straßenbrücke über den See.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrhinderung
  • vehrinderung
  • verhhinderung
  • verhidnerung
  • verhindderung
  • verhindernug
  • verhinderrung
  • verhinderugn
  • verhinderungg
  • verhinderunng
  • verhindeurng
  • verhindreung
  • verhinedrung
  • verhinnderung
  • verhniderung
  • verihnderung
  • verrhinderung
  • vrehinderung
  • vverhinderung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verhinderung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrhinderung2vehrinderung2verhhinderung1verhidnerung2verhindderung1verhindernug2verhinderrung1verhinderugn2
Edit distance from "Verhinderung"

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 "Verhinderung"?
"Verhinderung" is spelled V-E-R-H-I-N-D-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndəʁʊŋ].
What does "Verhinderung" mean?
As a noun, "Verhinderung" means: Zustand des Bewirkens oder Erleidens, dass etwas nicht möglich ist
What words are commonly confused with "Verhinderung"?
"Verhinderung" is commonly confused with "Verringerung", "Verwunderung", "Verminderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verhinderung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verhinderung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verhinderung" come from?
"Verhinderung" 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 "Verhinderung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list