Vermählung

[fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vermählung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,545
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (erzwungene oder freiwillige) Eheschließung zweier Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermahlung · Vermählung · German

Vermählung · rank #41,545 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,545
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verletzend

Nearest frequency peer: verletzend (-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 „Vermählung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vermählung“ 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).

Vermählung vs Vermehrung
80% similar
Vermählung vs Verwahrung
70% similar
Vermählung vs Verjährung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Vermählung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVermählung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,545
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vermählung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vermählungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verletzend“ (#41,544), „Versandhandel“ (#41,546), „Verkehrsunfälle“ (#41,543). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vermählung“ bei #41,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Vermählung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,545 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(erzwungene oder freiwillige) Eheschließung zweier Personen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vermählung, with forms such as "evrmählung", "vemrählung", and "vermhälung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Vermehrung", "Verwahrung", "Verjährung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Vermählung, spelled V-E-R-M-Ä-H-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    (erzwungene oder freiwillige) Eheschließung zweier Personen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Vermählung des Dauphin François fand am 15. Oktober 1548 statt und nicht am 20. März 1549.“

Synonyms

Verheiratung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmählung
  • vemrählung
  • vermhälung
  • vermmählung
  • vermähhlung
  • vermähllung
  • vermählnug
  • vermählugn
  • vermählungg
  • vermählunng
  • vermähulng
  • vermälhung
  • verrmählung
  • verämhlung
  • vremählung
  • vvermählung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vermählung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrmählung2vemrählung2vermhälung2vermmählung1vermähhlung1vermähllung1vermählnug2vermählugn2
Edit distance from "Vermählung"

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 "Vermählung"?
"Vermählung" is spelled V-E-R-M-Ä-H-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlʊŋ].
What does "Vermählung" mean?
As a noun, "Vermählung" means: (erzwungene oder freiwillige) Eheschließung zweier Personen
What words are commonly confused with "Vermählung"?
"Vermählung" is commonly confused with "Vermehrung", "Verwahrung", "Verjährung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vermählung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vermählung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɛːlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vermählung" come from?
"Vermählung" 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 "Vermählung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verletzend#41,544verschanzt#41,547Verstandes#41,549Verhängung#41,540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

vorläufiges16 variantsWaldbrände16 variantsstufenweise16 variantsüberschritt16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list