vermehren

[fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vermehren” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,198
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermehren · vermehren · German

vermehren · rank #14,198 · 14 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,198
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vergibt

Nearest frequency peer: vergibt (-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 „vermehren“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vermehren“ 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).

vermehren vs versehen
78% similar
vermehren vs vermehrt
78% similar
vermehren vs vermeiden
78% similar

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

Key facts for vermehren
PropertyValue
Headwordvermehren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,198
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vermehren“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vermehrenliegt 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: „vergibt“ (#14,197), „versammeln“ (#14,199), „verdienten“ (#14,196). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vermehren“ bei #14,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vermehren (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,198 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermehren, with forms such as "evrmehren", "vemrehren", and "veremhren". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "versehen", "vermehrt", "vermeiden", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vermehren, spelled V-E-R-M-E-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden
  2. 2
    Nachwuchs zeugen, öfter bei Tieren verwendet, als bei Pflanzen oder beim Menschen, sich fortpflanzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kapital wurde nahezu mühelos vermehrt.
  2. Von Jahr zu Jahr vermehrte der Emir seinen Reichtum.

This word in other languages

augment(English)aumentar(Español)augmenter(Français)aumentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmehren
  • vemrehren
  • veremhren
  • vermehern
  • vermehhren
  • vermehrenn
  • vermehrne
  • vermehrren
  • vermerhen
  • vermheren
  • vermmehren
  • verrmehren
  • vremehren
  • vvermehren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vermehren - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrmehren2vemrehren2veremhren2vermehern2vermehhren1vermehrenn1vermehrne2vermehrren1
Edit distance from "vermehren"

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 "vermehren"?
"vermehren" is spelled V-E-R-M-E-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən].
What does "vermehren" mean?
As a verb, "vermehren" means: die Menge von etwas vergrößern oder auch mehr werden
What words are commonly confused with "vermehren"?
"vermehren" is commonly confused with "versehen", "vermehrt", "vermeiden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vermehren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermehren" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermehren" come from?
"vermehren" 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 "vermehren", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verbrennt#14,195vorwerfen#14,205Stockwerk#14,181Sauerland#14,166

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

versammeln14 variantsVegetarier14 variantsBaumeister14 variantsoperativen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list