Verneinung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nʊŋ/
Verneinung is spelled V-E-R-N-E-I-N-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verneinung is a German feminine noun meaning “denial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Verneinen oder die Tatsache, dass man zu einem Sachverhalt „nein“ gesagt hat”.
What does Verneinung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedenial
- 2
femininenegation
- 3
femininenegative
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Verneinen oder die Tatsache, dass man zu einem Sachverhalt „nein“ gesagt hat 2. das Negieren einer Frage oder eines Satzes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verneinung
- Verneinungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verneinung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈnaɪ̯nʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verneinung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verneinung in German?
Verneinung appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).