Vermeidung

[fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vermeidung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,774
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das vorsätzliche Vermeiden von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermeidung · Vermeidung · German

Vermeidung · rank #11,774 · 15 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,774
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Urheber

Nearest frequency peer: Urheber (-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 „Vermeidung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vermeidung“ 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).

Vermeidung vs Verwendung
80% similar
Vermeidung vs Verteilung
80% similar
Vermeidung vs Verzeihung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Vermeidung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVermeidung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,774
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vermeidung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vermeidungliegt 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: „Urheber“ (#11,773), „vermieten“ (#11,775), „unzähligen“ (#11,772). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vermeidung“ bei #11,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Vermeidung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,774 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das vorsätzliche Vermeiden von etwas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vermeidung, with forms such as "evrmeidung", "vemreidung", and "veremidung". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Verwendung", "Verteilung", "Verzeihung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vermeidung, spelled V-E-R-M-E-I-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das vorsätzliche Vermeiden von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Vermeidung von Autounfällen im Straßenverkehr ist genauso wichtig, wie die Vermeidung von unnötigem Müll und Abfall.
  2. „Denn auch die Vermeidung von Unfällen kann Vorsprung durch Technik sein.“

This word in other languages

avoidance(English)evitación(Español)évitement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmeidung
  • vemreidung
  • veremidung
  • vermediung
  • vermeiddung
  • vermeidnug
  • vermeidugn
  • vermeidungg
  • vermeidunng
  • vermeiudng
  • vermiedung
  • vermmeidung
  • verrmeidung
  • vremeidung
  • vvermeidung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrmeidung2vemreidung2veremidung2vermediung2vermeiddung1vermeidnug2vermeidugn2vermeidungg1
Edit distance from "Vermeidung"

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 "Vermeidung"?
"Vermeidung" is spelled V-E-R-M-E-I-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dʊŋ].
What does "Vermeidung" mean?
As a noun, "Vermeidung" means: das vorsätzliche Vermeiden von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Vermeidung"?
"Vermeidung" is commonly confused with "Verwendung", "Verteilung", "Verzeihung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vermeidung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vermeidung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vermeidung" come from?
"Vermeidung" 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 "Vermeidung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

unzähligen#11,772wertvollen#11,785Strömungen#11,760wundervoll#11,790

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Volksbank15 variantstypischer15 variantsSpezialist15 variantsSchätzung15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list