Vermutungen
[fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋən]
The verdict
“Vermutungen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,512 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,512
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vermutung
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vermutungen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #15,512 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vermutungen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vermutungen is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,512 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vermutungen, with forms such as "evrmutungen", "vemrutungen", and "vermmutungen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Verwüstungen", "Vermutung", "Vergütungen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vermutungen, spelled V-E-R-M-U-T-U-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Vermutung
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Vermutung
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vermutung
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Vermutung
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrmutungen,vemrutungen,vermmutungen,vermtuungen,vermutnugen,vermuttungen,vermutugnen,vermutunegn,vermutungenn,vermutunggen,vermutungne,vermutunngen,vermuutngen,verrmutungen,verumtungen,vremutungen,vvermutungen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vermutungen - 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.
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.
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Using “Vermutungen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-M-U-T-U-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʊŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Verwüstungen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Vermutungen vs Verwüstungen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.