Verköstigung

[fɛɐ̯ˈkœstɪɡʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈkœstɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verköstigung” is uncommon German (frequency #99,273 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,273
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Versorgung mit Essen und Trinken (Nahrung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-verkostigung · Verköstigung · German

Verköstigung · rank #99,273 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,273
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verkuppelt

Nearest frequency peer: verkuppelt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verköstigung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verköstigung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verköstigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerköstigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈkœstɪɡʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verköstigung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verköstigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verkuppelt“ (#99,272), „verlogenes“ (#99,274), „verkommenen“ (#99,271). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verköstigung“ bei #99,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verköstigung is uncommon German at frequency #99,273 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈkœstɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Versorgung mit Essen und Trinken (Nahrung)".

Verköstigung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Verköstigung, spelled V-E-R-K-Ö-S-T-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Versorgung mit Essen und Trinken (Nahrung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Eine weitere Schwierigkeit bildete die Verköstigung der Expeditionsteilnehmer.“

Synonyms

Beköstigung

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 "Verköstigung"?
"Verköstigung" is spelled V-E-R-K-Ö-S-T-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈkœstɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Verköstigung" mean?
As a noun, "Verköstigung" means: Versorgung mit Essen und Trinken (Nahrung)
How do you pronounce "Verköstigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verköstigung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈkœstɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verköstigung" come from?
"Verköstigung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Verköstigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

versammelter#99,277verschickten#99,278vergleichend#99,267vollkommenes#99,297

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list