verkleinern

[fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“verkleinern” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,546. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,546
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Größe von etwas verringern

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkleinern · verkleinern · German

verkleinern · rank #27,546 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,546
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verhängen

Nearest frequency peer: verhängen (-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 „verkleinern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verkleinern“ 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).

verkleinern vs verkleinert
91% similar
verkleinern vs Verkleinerung
77% similar
verkleinern vs verkleiden
82% similar

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

Key facts for verkleinern
PropertyValue
Headwordverkleinern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#27,546
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verkleinern“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verhängen“ (#27,545), „verlassene“ (#27,547), „Verhaftungen“ (#27,544). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verkleinern“ bei #27,546. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around verkleinern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,546 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for verkleinern, with forms such as "evrkleinern", "vekrleinern", and "verkelinern". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verkleinert", "Verkleinerung", "verkleiden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verkleinern, spelled V-E-R-K-L-E-I-N-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Größe von etwas verringern
  2. 2
    die Menge/Anzahl von etwas verringern
  3. 3
    kleiner als das Original erscheinen lassen
  4. 4
    sich mit weniger Platz arrangieren
  5. 5
    den Wert einer Sache/Leistung geringer erscheinen lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bei stark übergewichtigen Menschen können Chirurgen den Magen verkleinern, damit weniger Nahrung hineinpasst.“
  2. Wir mussten die Anzahl der Sitzplätze verkleinern, aber nun gibt es auch mehr Beinfreiheit.

Antonyms

vergrößern

This word in other languages

diminish(English)empequeñecer(Español)rapetisser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrkleinern
  • vekrleinern
  • verkelinern
  • verkkleinern
  • verkleienrn
  • verkleinenr
  • verkleinernn
  • verkleinerrn
  • verkleinnern
  • verkleinren
  • verkleniern
  • verklienern
  • verklleinern
  • verlkeinern
  • verrkleinern
  • vrekleinern
  • vverkleinern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verkleinern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrkleinern2vekrleinern2verkelinern2verkkleinern1verkleienrn2verkleinenr2verkleinernn1verkleinerrn1
Edit distance from "verkleinern"

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 "verkleinern"?
"verkleinern" is spelled V-E-R-K-L-E-I-N-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn].
What does "verkleinern" mean?
As a verb, "verkleinern" means: die Größe von etwas verringern
What words are commonly confused with "verkleinern"?
"verkleinern" is commonly confused with "verkleinert", "Verkleinerung", "verkleiden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verkleinern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verkleinern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verkleinern" come from?
"verkleinern" 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 "verkleinern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verringerte#27,549Verabredung#27,540unvereinbar#27,535unterbricht#27,534

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

vorgehalten17 variantssymmetrisch17 variantsüberflüssige17 variantsAmtsinhaber17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list