Verringerung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋəʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verringerung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,451
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, etwas weniger oder kleiner zu machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verringerung · Verringerung · German

Verringerung · rank #17,451 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,451
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verpiss

Nearest frequency peer: verpiss (-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 „Verringerung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verringerung“ 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).

Verringerung vs verringern
75% similar
Verringerung vs Verlängerung
83% similar
Verringerung vs Verhinderung
83% similar

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

Key facts for Verringerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerringerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋəʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,451
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verringerung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verringerungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verpiss“ (#17,450), „Verschwörungstheorien“ (#17,452), „vermissten“ (#17,449). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verringerung“ bei #17,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Verringerung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,451 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verringerung, with forms such as "evrringerung", "veringerung", and "verirngerung". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verringern", "Verlängerung", "Verhinderung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verringerung, spelled V-E-R-R-I-N-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handlung, etwas weniger oder kleiner zu machen
  2. 2
    Ereignis, wenn etwas weniger oder kleiner wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Bevölkerung erwartet eine Verringerung der Steuern.
  2. „Demokratische Modernisierung die Verringerung sozialer Ungleichheit galten als zwei Seiten einer Medaille.“

Synonyms

ReduktionVerminderungVerkleinerungAbnahme

Antonyms

ErhöhungVergrößerungZunahme

This word in other languages

reduction(English)reduccion(Español)réduction(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrringerung
  • veringerung
  • verirngerung
  • verrignerung
  • verrinegrung
  • verringernug
  • verringerrung
  • verringerugn
  • verringerungg
  • verringerunng
  • verringeurng
  • verringgerung
  • verringreung
  • verrinngerung
  • verrnigerung
  • vreringerung
  • vverringerung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verringerung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrringerung2veringerung1verirngerung2verrignerung2verrinegrung2verringernug2verringerrung1verringerugn2
Edit distance from "Verringerung"

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 "Verringerung"?
"Verringerung" is spelled V-E-R-R-I-N-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋəʁʊŋ].
What does "Verringerung" mean?
As a noun, "Verringerung" means: Handlung, etwas weniger oder kleiner zu machen
What words are commonly confused with "Verringerung"?
"Verringerung" is commonly confused with "verringern", "Verlängerung", "Verhinderung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verringerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verringerung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʁɪŋəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verringerung" come from?
"Verringerung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verheiratete#17,448unerlässlich#17,438unangenehmen#17,436zugänglichen#17,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Vorhersagen17 variantszuverlässige17 variantsästhetische17 variantsübereinander17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list