vernachlässigen

[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vernachlässigen” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,174
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich nicht ausreichend um jemanden oder etwas kümmern

Corpus desk

Index DE-vernachlassigen · vernachlässigen · German

vernachlässigen · rank #17,174 · 23 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,174
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verkleidung

Nearest frequency peer: Verkleidung (-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 „vernachlässigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vernachlässigen“ 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).

vernachlässigen vs vernachlässigt
87% similar
vernachlässigen vs vernachlässigte
87% similar
vernachlässigen vs Vernachlässigung
81% similar

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

Key facts for vernachlässigen
PropertyValue
Headwordvernachlässigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#17,174
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vernachlässigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vernachlässigenliegt 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: „Verkleidung“ (#17,173), „Verschärfung“ (#17,175), „verbringe“ (#17,172). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vernachlässigen“ bei #17,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around vernachlässigen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,174 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for vernachlässigen, with forms such as "evrnachlässigen", "venrachlässigen", and "veranchlässigen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "vernachlässigt", "vernachlässigte", "Vernachlässigung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vernachlässigen, spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich nicht ausreichend um jemanden oder etwas kümmern
  2. 2
    sich nicht weiter um etwas kümmern, etwas mit nur wenig Sorgfalt ausführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Mutter hat ihre kleine Tochter vernachlässigt.
  2. Mein Kollege hat sehr oft seine Arbeit vernachlässigt.

Antonyms

umsorgenverhätschelnkümmernpriorisierenwichtignehmen

This word in other languages

neglect(English)descuidar(Español)délaisser(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrnachlässigen
  • venrachlässigen
  • veranchlässigen
  • vernacchlässigen
  • vernachhlässigen
  • vernachllässigen
  • vernachlsäsigen
  • vernachläsigen
  • vernachläsisgen
  • vernachlässgien
  • vernachlässiegn
  • vernachlässigenn
  • vernachlässiggen
  • vernachlässigne
  • vernachläßigen
  • vernachälssigen
  • vernaclhässigen
  • vernahclässigen
  • verncahlässigen
  • vernnachlässigen
  • verrnachlässigen
  • vrenachlässigen
  • vvernachlässigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vernachlässigen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrnachlässigen2venrachlässigen2veranchlässigen2vernacchlässigen1vernachhlässigen1vernachllässigen1vernachlsäsigen2vernachläsigen1
Edit distance from "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 "vernachlässigen"?
"vernachlässigen" is spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡn̩].
What does "vernachlässigen" mean?
As a verb, "vernachlässigen" means: sich nicht ausreichend um jemanden oder etwas kümmern
What words are commonly confused with "vernachlässigen"?
"vernachlässigen" is commonly confused with "vernachlässigt", "vernachlässigte", "Vernachlässigung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vernachlässigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vernachlässigen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vernachlässigen" come from?
"vernachlässigen" 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 "vernachlässigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

selbstständigen#17,128Preisverleihung#17,100kontinuierliche#17,345Einkommensteuer#16,970

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

systematischen23 variantsInstandhaltung23 variantsBauchschmerzen23 variantsVerwirklichung23 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list