Vermutung
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋ]
Vermutung is spelled V-E-R-M-U-T-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written German, the 6,412th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vermutung is a German feminine noun meaning “guess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine ungesicherte Erkenntnis oder Annahme”.
What does Vermutung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineguess
- 2
femininesupposition
- 3
femininesuspicion
- 4
feminineconjecture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eine ungesicherte Erkenntnis oder Annahme
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vermutung
- Vermutungen plural
- Vermuthung obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vermutung?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vermutung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vermutung in German?
Vermutung appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).