Verödung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔøːdʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verödung” is uncommon German (frequency #91,085 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,085
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eingriff, bei dem ein Gefäß von der Blutzufuhr abgeschnitten/ein Nerv durchtrennt (= verödet) wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verödung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔøːdʊŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,085 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verödung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verödung is uncommon German at frequency #91,085 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔøːdʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Verödung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Verödung, spelled V-E-R-Ö-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Eingriff, bei dem ein Gefäß von der Blutzufuhr abgeschnitten/ein Nerv durchtrennt (= verödet) wird
- 2Entwicklung zu einem Zustand ohne Menschen, Geschäfte, Leben
- 3Entwicklung eines Bodens zu einem Zustand ohne Nährstoffe/Wasser; Entwicklung zu Unfruchtbarkeit
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Verödung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-Ö-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʔøːdʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.