Verhöhnung

[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verhöhnung” is uncommon German (frequency #62,033 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,033
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, jemanden abfällig/beleidigend zu behandeln und Ergebnis dieser Handlung

Key facts for Verhöhnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerhöhnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#62,033
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verhöhnung” 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). Verhöhnung lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Verhöhnung is uncommon German at frequency #62,033 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, jemanden abfällig/beleidigend zu behandeln und Ergebnis dieser Handlung".

Zero misspellings are on record for Verhöhnung in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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. The correct German form is Verhöhnung, spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, jemanden abfällig/beleidigend zu behandeln und Ergebnis dieser Handlung

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 "Verhöhnung"?
"Verhöhnung" is spelled V-E-R-H-Ö-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ].
What does "Verhöhnung" mean?
As a noun, "Verhöhnung" means: Handlung, jemanden abfällig/beleidigend zu behandeln und Ergebnis dieser Handlung
How do you pronounce "Verhöhnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verhöhnung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verhöhnung" come from?
"Verhöhnung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Verhöhnung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-H-Ö-H-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈhøːnʊŋ] (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

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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