vernünftig

/[fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç]/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,664

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

vernünftig is anGermanadj. It means: seinen Verstand (die Vernunft) gebrauchend, statt sich von Emotionen leiten zu lassen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç]. It ranks #5,664 in German word frequency. Often confused with vernünftige and vernünftigen.

Key facts for vernünftig
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Headwordvernünftig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#5,664
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vernünftig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vernünftig is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,664 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for vernünftig, with forms such as "evrnünftig", "venrünftig", and "vernnüftig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "vernünftige", "vernünftigen", "vernünftiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vernünftig, spelled V-E-R-N-Ü-N-F-T-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    seinen Verstand (die Vernunft) gebrauchend, statt sich von Emotionen leiten zu lassen
  2. 2
    gut oder angemessen handelnd, einsichtig sein und somit die Konsequenzen einer Handlung beachtend
  3. 3
    gut, vollwertig

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrnünftig,venrünftig,vernnüftig,vernnünftig,vernüfntig,vernünfftig,vernünfitg,vernünftgi,vernünftigg,vernünfttig,vernünnftig,vernüntfig,verrnünftig,verünnftig,vrenünftig,vvernünftig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vernünftig

Misspelling Variants of "vernünftig"

evrnünftig10venrünftig10vernnüftig10vernnünftig11vernüfntig10vernünfftig11vernünfitg10vernünftgi10
Misspelling Variants of "vernünftig"

Frequency rank: #5,664 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vernünftig"?
"vernünftig" is spelled V-E-R-N-Ü-N-F-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç].
What does "vernünftig" mean?
As an adj, "vernünftig" means: seinen Verstand (die Vernunft) gebrauchend, statt sich von Emotionen leiten zu lassen
What words are commonly confused with "vernünftig"?
"vernünftig" is commonly confused with "vernünftige", "vernünftigen", "vernünftiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vernünftig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vernünftig" is [fɛɐ̯ˈnʏnftɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vernünftig" come from?
"vernünftig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.