verneinen

[fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verneinen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,843. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,843
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Frage mit Nein beantworten

Corpus desk

Index DE-verneinen · verneinen · German

verneinen · rank #30,843 · 13 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,843
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verlosen

Nearest frequency peer: verlosen (-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 „verneinen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verneinen“ 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).

verneinen vs verneint
78% similar
verneinen vs verteilen
78% similar
verneinen vs verweisen
78% similar

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

Key facts for verneinen
PropertyValue
Headwordverneinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,843
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verneinen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).verneinenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verlosen“ (#30,842), „verrücktes“ (#30,844), „verkürzten“ (#30,841). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verneinen“ bei #30,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around verneinen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,843 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for verneinen, with forms such as "evrneinen", "venreinen", and "vereninen". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "verneint", "verteilen", "verweisen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verneinen, spelled V-E-R-N-E-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Frage mit Nein beantworten
  2. 2
    etwas ablehnen, die Zustimmung zu etwas verweigern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er verneinte die Frage ohne zu zögern.
  2. „Die Frage, ob eine Zusammenrottung vorlag, muß verneint werden.“

Synonyms

ablehnennegieren

Antonyms

bejahen

This word in other languages

abnegate(English)negar(Español)nier(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrneinen
  • venreinen
  • vereninen
  • verneienn
  • verneinenn
  • verneinne
  • verneinnen
  • vernenien
  • vernienen
  • vernneinen
  • verrneinen
  • vreneinen
  • vverneinen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verneinen - 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.

evrneinen2venreinen2vereninen2verneienn2verneinenn1verneinne2verneinnen1vernenien2
Edit distance from "verneinen"

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 "verneinen"?
"verneinen" is spelled V-E-R-N-E-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən].
What does "verneinen" mean?
As a verb, "verneinen" means: eine Frage mit Nein beantworten
What words are commonly confused with "verneinen"?
"verneinen" is commonly confused with "verneint", "verteilen", "verweisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verneinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verneinen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verneinen" come from?
"verneinen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

versehene#30,846verehrten#30,838Vorhabens#30,858wegziehen#30,865

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

versandt13 variantsverbockt13 variantsWartburg13 variantsumschauen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list