vermeintlich

[fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯ntlɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯ntlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“vermeintlich” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,305. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,305
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (irrtümlich, zu Unrecht) angenommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermeintlich · vermeintlich · German

vermeintlich · rank #8,305 · 19 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,305
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vereinzelt

Nearest frequency peer: vereinzelt (-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 „vermeintlich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vermeintlich“ 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).

vermeintlich vs vermeintliche
92% similar
vermeintlich vs vermeintlichen
86% similar
vermeintlich vs vermeintlicher
86% similar

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

Key facts for vermeintlich
PropertyValue
Headwordvermeintlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯ntlɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,305
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vermeintlich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vermeintlichliegt 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: „vereinzelt“ (#8,304), „verringert“ (#8,306), „verbietet“ (#8,303). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vermeintlich“ bei #8,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around vermeintlich (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯ntlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,305 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(irrtümlich, zu Unrecht) angenommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermeintlich, with forms such as "evrmeintlich", "vemreintlich", and "veremintlich". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "vermeintliche", "vermeintlichen", "vermeintlicher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vermeintlich, spelled V-E-R-M-E-I-N-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    (irrtümlich, zu Unrecht) angenommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der vermeintliche VW war in Wirklichkeit ein Audi.
  2. „Im Jahrzehnt vor Christi Geburt schickte Kaiser Augustus römische Legionen durch die vermeintlich neue Provinz Germania.“

Antonyms

tatsächlich

This word in other languages

alleged(English)supuesto(Español)présumé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmeintlich
  • vemreintlich
  • veremintlich
  • vermeinltich
  • vermeinntlich
  • vermeintilch
  • vermeintlcih
  • vermeintlicch
  • vermeintlichh
  • vermeintlihc
  • vermeintllich
  • vermeinttlich
  • vermeitnlich
  • vermenitlich
  • vermientlich
  • vermmeintlich
  • verrmeintlich
  • vremeintlich
  • vvermeintlich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrmeintlich2vemreintlich2veremintlich2vermeinltich2vermeinntlich1vermeintilch2vermeintlcih2vermeintlicch1
Edit distance from "vermeintlich"

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 "vermeintlich"?
"vermeintlich" is spelled V-E-R-M-E-I-N-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯ntlɪç].
What does "vermeintlich" mean?
As an adjective, "vermeintlich" means: (irrtümlich, zu Unrecht) angenommen
What words are commonly confused with "vermeintlich"?
"vermeintlich" is commonly confused with "vermeintliche", "vermeintlichen", "vermeintlicher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vermeintlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermeintlich" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯ntlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermeintlich" come from?
"vermeintlich" 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 "vermeintlich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

teilzunehmen#8,293statistische#8,281Regionalliga#8,263freundlichen#8,369

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

spezialisiert19 variantsOberösterreich19 variantslangjährigen19 variantsJugendlicher19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list