Verrenkung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛŋkʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verrenkung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verletzung/Verdrehung der Gliedmaßen
Corpus desk
Index DE-verrenkung · Verrenkung · German
Verrenkung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verrenkung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛŋkʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verrenkung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verrenkung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɛŋkʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Verrenkung, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Verrenkung, spelled V-E-R-R-E-N-K-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Verletzung/Verdrehung der Gliedmaßen
- 2starke Drehbewegung des Körpers
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Verrenkung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Don Ciccio brachte man sofort zu Bett und rief einen Wundarzt, der ihn nach eingehender Untersuchung tröstete und ihm versicherte, es handele sich nur um eine Verrenkung, die man Luxation nenne.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.