vernachlässige

[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡə]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡə]/ verb

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The verdict

“vernachlässige” is uncommon German (frequency #92,398 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,398
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vernachlässigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vernachlassige · vernachlässige · German

vernachlässige · rank #92,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,398
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verkohlten

Nearest frequency peer: verkohlten (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vernachlässige“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vernachlässige“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vernachlässige
PropertyValue
Headwordvernachlässige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#92,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vernachlässige“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vernachlässigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verkohlten“ (#92,396), „verriegeln“ (#92,400), „verklärte“ (#92,395). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vernachlässige“ bei #92,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vernachlässige is uncommon German at frequency #92,398 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vernachlässige in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vernachlässige, spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vernachlässigen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vernachlässigen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vernachlässigen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vernachlässigen

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 "vernachlässige"?
"vernachlässige" is spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡə].
What does "vernachlässige" mean?
As a verb, "vernachlässige" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vernachlässigen
How do you pronounce "vernachlässige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vernachlässige" is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vernachlässige" come from?
"vernachlässige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vernachlässige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vervollkommnen#92,413Verwundbarkeit#92,416unzuverlässige#92,372viktorianische#92,424

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list