Verleumdung

[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verleumdung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,381
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rufschädigung durch falsche Aussagen oder Behauptungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verleumdung · Verleumdung · German

Verleumdung · rank #25,381 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,381
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verlegte

Nearest frequency peer: verlegte (-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 „Verleumdung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verleumdung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerleumdung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#25,381
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verleumdung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verleumdungliegt 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: „verlegte“ (#25,380), „Vermischung“ (#25,382), „verlagern“ (#25,379). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verleumdung“ bei #25,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Verleumdung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,381 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verleumdung, with forms such as "evrleumdung", "velreumdung", and "verelumdung". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verleumdung, spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-M-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rufschädigung durch falsche Aussagen oder Behauptungen
  2. 2
    Straftatbestand des § 187 StGB, der verwirklicht ist, wenn jemand wider besseres Wissen über einen anderen eine unwahre Tatsache, also Vorgänge oder Zustände der Vergangenheit oder der Gegenwart, die dem Beweis zugänglich sind, behauptet, das heißt, als nach seiner eigenen Überzeugung wahr hinstellt oder verbreitet, sie also als Gegenstand fremden Wissens weitergibt, die dazu geeignet ist, diesen verächtlich zu machen, ihn in der öffentlichen Meinung herabzuwürdigen oder seinen Kredit zu gefährden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verleumdung hinterlässt auch bei Widerruf ein schlechtes Image.
  2. Der Arbeitskollege meiner Tante wurde wegen Verleumdung angeklagt, weil er in der Abteilung behauptet hatte, er hätte meine Tante beim Ladendiebstahl beobachtet.

Synonyms

Diffamierungüble Nachrede

This word in other languages

calumny(English)calumnia(Español)calomnie(Français)calúnia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrleumdung
  • velreumdung
  • verelumdung
  • verlemudung
  • verleudmung
  • verleumddung
  • verleumdnug
  • verleumdugn
  • verleumdungg
  • verleumdunng
  • verleummdung
  • verleumudng
  • verlleumdung
  • verluemdung
  • verrleumdung
  • vreleumdung
  • vverleumdung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verleumdung - 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.

evrleumdung2velreumdung2verelumdung2verlemudung2verleudmung2verleumddung1verleumdnug2verleumdugn2
Edit distance from "Verleumdung"

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 "Verleumdung"?
"Verleumdung" is spelled V-E-R-L-E-U-M-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ].
What does "Verleumdung" mean?
As a noun, "Verleumdung" means: Rufschädigung durch falsche Aussagen oder Behauptungen
What are common misspellings of "Verleumdung"?
Common misspellings include "evrleumdung", "velreumdung", "verelumdung", "verlemudung", "verleudmung". The correct spelling is "Verleumdung".
How do you pronounce "Verleumdung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verleumdung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈlɔɪ̯mdʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verleumdung" come from?
"Verleumdung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Vermischung#25,382verbrannten#25,375verblüffend#25,374Veranlagung#25,370

Similar misspelling depth

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

ungemütlich17 variantsunbegrenzte17 variantsZweibrücken17 variantsabzubrechen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list