vermindern

/[fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,360

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

vermindern is aGermanverb. It means: kleiner/weniger/geringer machen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]. Often confused with verringern and vermindert.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vermindern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vermindern is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈmɪndɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,360 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleiner/weniger/geringer machen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for vermindern, with forms such as "evrmindern", "vemrindern", and "verimndern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "verringern", "vermindert", "verwundern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vermindern, spelled V-E-R-M-I-N-D-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner/weniger/geringer machen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrmindern,vemrindern,verimndern,vermidnern,verminddern,vermindenr,vermindernn,verminderrn,vermindren,verminedrn,verminndern,vermmindern,vermnidern,verrmindern,vremindern,vvermindern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vermindern

Misspelling Variants of "vermindern"

evrmindern10vemrindern10verimndern10vermidnern10verminddern11vermindenr10vermindernn11verminderrn11
Misspelling Variants of "vermindern"

Frequency rank: #30,360 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.