Vermehrung

[fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vermehrung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,178
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wachstum, die Erzeugung von Identischem aus Vorhandenem

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermehrung · Vermehrung · German

Vermehrung · rank #24,178 · 16 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,178
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verlagen

Nearest frequency peer: Verlagen (-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 „Vermehrung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vermehrung“ 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).

Vermehrung vs Vermeidung
80% similar
Vermehrung vs Vernehmung
80% similar
Vermehrung vs Vermessung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Vermehrung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVermehrung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#24,178
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vermehrung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vermehrungliegt 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: „Verlagen“ (#24,177), „vermuteten“ (#24,179), „Verkürzung“ (#24,176). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vermehrung“ bei #24,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Vermehrung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,178 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vermehrung, with forms such as "evrmehrung", "vemrehrung", and "veremhrung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Vermeidung", "Vernehmung", "Vermessung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vermehrung, spelled V-E-R-M-E-H-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wachstum, die Erzeugung von Identischem aus Vorhandenem
  2. 2
    Fortpflanzung der Lebewesen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Vermehrung des Eigenkapitals ist oberstes Gebot.
  2. Leider hat die Entscheidung des Gerichts zu einer Vermehrung des Leides bei den Betroffenen geführt.

Synonyms

MehrungSteigerungVervielfältigungKlonenNachwuchszeugungReproduktion

Antonyms

AbnahmeReduktionVerminderungTodAussterben

This word in other languages

proliferation(English)crecimiento(Español)croissance(Français)crescimento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmehrung
  • vemrehrung
  • veremhrung
  • vermehhrung
  • vermehrnug
  • vermehrrung
  • vermehrugn
  • vermehrungg
  • vermehrunng
  • vermehurng
  • vermerhung
  • vermherung
  • vermmehrung
  • verrmehrung
  • vremehrung
  • vvermehrung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrmehrung2vemrehrung2veremhrung2vermehhrung1vermehrnug2vermehrrung1vermehrugn2vermehrungg1
Edit distance from "Vermehrung"

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 "Vermehrung"?
"Vermehrung" is spelled V-E-R-M-E-H-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁʊŋ].
What does "Vermehrung" mean?
As a noun, "Vermehrung" means: Wachstum, die Erzeugung von Identischem aus Vorhandenem
What words are commonly confused with "Vermehrung"?
"Vermehrung" is commonly confused with "Vermeidung", "Vernehmung", "Vermessung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vermehrung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vermehrung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmeːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vermehrung" come from?
"Vermehrung" 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 "Vermehrung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vermuteten#24,179Verkürzung#24,176verstrickt#24,183verdammter#24,171

Similar misspelling depth

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

verwachsen16 variantsWesterwald16 variantswohlwollend16 variantsStichworte16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list