Vernachlässigung
[fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Vernachlässigung” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,361
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
- 25
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einstellung, jemanden oder etwas als geringfügig/unbedeutsam einzustufen und zu missachten
Corpus desk
Index DE-vernachlassigung · Vernachlässigung · German
Vernachlässigung · rank #30,361 · 25 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #30,361
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 25 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH vermindern
Nearest frequency peer: vermindern (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Vernachlässigung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- verhängte
verhängte
69,643 corpus weight
- Verlaub
Verlaub
69,642 corpus weight
- vermindern
vermindern
69,641 corpus weight
- Vernachläss…
Vernachlässigung
69,640 corpus weight
- verschlingt
verschlingt
69,639 corpus weight
- verschlüsse…
verschlüsselte
69,638 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Vernachlässigung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Vernachlässigung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #30,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vernachlässigung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 25 spelling variants around Vernachlässigung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈnaːxlɛsɪɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,361 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einstellung, jemanden oder etwas als geringfügig/unbedeutsam einzustufen und zu missachten".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vernachlässigung, with forms such as "evrnachlässigung", "venrachlässigung", and "veranchlässigung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vernachlässigen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vernachlässigung, spelled V-E-R-N-A-C-H-L-Ä-S-S-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Einstellung, jemanden oder etwas als geringfügig/unbedeutsam einzustufen und zu missachten
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- evrnachlässigung
- venrachlässigung
- veranchlässigung
- vernacchlässigung
- vernachhlässigung
- vernachllässigung
- vernachlsäsigung
- vernachläsigung
- vernachläsisgung
- vernachlässgiung
- vernachlässiggung
- vernachlässignug
- vernachlässigugn
- vernachlässigungg
- vernachlässigunng
- vernachlässiugng
- vernachläßigung
- vernachälssigung
- vernaclhässigung
- vernahclässigung
- verncahlässigung
- vernnachlässigung
- verrnachlässigung
- vrenachlässigung
- vvernachlässigung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vernachlässigung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vernachlässigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (25 here; floor ≥5).
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.