vermindern

[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“vermindern” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,360
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner/weniger/geringer machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vermindern · vermindern · German

vermindern · rank #30,360 · 16 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,360
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verlaub

Nearest frequency peer: Verlaub (-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 „vermindern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vermindern“ 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).

vermindern vs verringern
80% similar
vermindern vs vermindert
90% similar
vermindern vs verwundern
80% similar

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

Key facts for vermindern
PropertyValue
Headwordvermindern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,360
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vermindern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vermindernliegt 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: „Verlaub“ (#30,359), „Vernachlässigung“ (#30,361), „verhängte“ (#30,358). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vermindern“ bei #30,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around vermindern (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,360 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleiner/weniger/geringer machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for vermindern, with forms such as "evrmindern", "vemrindern", and "verimndern". 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, "verringern", "vermindert", "verwundern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 vermindern, spelled V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner/weniger/geringer machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie kann man Konflikte am Arbeitsplatz vermindern?
  2. „In einer solchen Zwangslage kann ein Unternehmen versuchen, mit technologischen Mitteln den Einsatz von Rohstoffen zu vermindern.“

This word in other languages

decrease(English)decrecer(Español)diminuer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrmindern
  • vemrindern
  • verimndern
  • vermidnern
  • verminddern
  • vermindenr
  • vermindernn
  • verminderrn
  • vermindren
  • verminedrn
  • verminndern
  • vermmindern
  • vermnidern
  • verrmindern
  • vremindern
  • vvermindern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vermindern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrmindern2vemrindern2verimndern2vermidnern2verminddern1vermindenr2vermindernn1verminderrn1
Edit distance from "vermindern"

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 "vermindern"?
"vermindern" is spelled V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn].
What does "vermindern" mean?
As a verb, "vermindern" means: kleiner/weniger/geringer machen
What words are commonly confused with "vermindern"?
"vermindern" is commonly confused with "verringern", "vermindert", "verwundern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vermindern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vermindern" is [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vermindern" come from?
"vermindern" 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 "vermindern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list