Versäumnis

[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mnɪs]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mnɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Versäumnis” is uncommon German (frequency #54,208 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,208
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Unterlassen von etwas, wofür nur begrenzte Zeit zur Verfügung stand

Corpus desk

Index DE-versaumnis · Versäumnis · German

Versäumnis · rank #54,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,208
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versprühen

Nearest frequency peer: versprühen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Versäumnis“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Versäumnis“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Versäumnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordVersäumnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mnɪs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Versäumnis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Versäumnisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „versprühen“ (#54,207), „versiert“ (#54,206), „vernachlässigten“ (#54,205). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Versäumnis“ bei #54,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Versäumnis is uncommon German at frequency #54,208 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mnɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Unterlassen von etwas, wofür nur begrenzte Zeit zur Verfügung stand".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Versäumnis, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Versäumnis, spelled V-E-R-S-Ä-U-M-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Unterlassen von etwas, wofür nur begrenzte Zeit zur Verfügung stand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist ein schweres Versäumnis.
  2. „Die Versäumnisse der Vergangenheit wiegen schwer.“

Synonyms

UnterlassungVernachlässigungNachlässigkeit

This word in other languages

failure(English)omisión(Español)manquement(Français)omissão(Português)

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 "Versäumnis"?
"Versäumnis" is spelled V-E-R-S-Ä-U-M-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mnɪs].
What does "Versäumnis" mean?
As a noun, "Versäumnis" means: das Unterlassen von etwas, wofür nur begrenzte Zeit zur Verfügung stand
How do you pronounce "Versäumnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versäumnis" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɔɪ̯mnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versäumnis" come from?
"Versäumnis" 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 "Versäumnis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

versprühen#54,207Videoclips#54,211verknüpfte#54,203verdursten#54,195

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list