Verschleppung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛpʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verschleppung” is uncommon German (frequency #50,156 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,156
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entführung/Verbringung einer oder mehrerer Personen (gewaltsam oder auch nur gegen dessen/deren Willen) an einen anderen Ort
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verschleppung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛpʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #50,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verschleppung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verschleppung is uncommon German at frequency #50,156 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛpʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Verschleppung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verschleppung, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Entführung/Verbringung einer oder mehrerer Personen (gewaltsam oder auch nur gegen dessen/deren Willen) an einen anderen Ort
- 2nicht rechtzeitige Erledigung von etwas (beispielsweise einer Aufgabe/eines Auftrags)
- 3Ausbreitung von Organismen in andere Lebensräume durch natürlich Einflüsse (beispielsweise Wind oder Strömungen) oder durch den Menschen
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 “Verschleppung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-S-C-H-L-E-P-P-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛpʊŋ] (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.