Verschlimmerung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪməʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪməʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verschlimmerung” is uncommon German (frequency #87,228 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,228
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, bei dem etwas oder eine Situation schlimmer wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschlimmerung · Verschlimmerung · German

Verschlimmerung · rank #87,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,228
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verscherbelt

Nearest frequency peer: verscherbelt (-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 „Verschlimmerung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verschlimmerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerschlimmerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪməʁʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#87,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verschlimmerung“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verschlimmerungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verscherbelt“ (#87,227), „verschmutzten“ (#87,229), „verpulvert“ (#87,226). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verschlimmerung“ bei #87,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verschlimmerung is uncommon German at frequency #87,228 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪməʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, bei dem etwas oder eine Situation schlimmer wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Verschlimmerung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Verschlimmerung, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, bei dem etwas oder eine Situation schlimmer wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Ergebnis seines Plans war nur die Verschlimmerung der Ausgangssituation.

Synonyms

VerschlechterungVerschärfung

Antonyms

Verbesserung

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 "Verschlimmerung"?
"Verschlimmerung" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-L-I-M-M-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪməʁʊŋ].
What does "Verschlimmerung" mean?
As a noun, "Verschlimmerung" means: Vorgang, bei dem etwas oder eine Situation schlimmer wird
How do you pronounce "Verschlimmerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verschlimmerung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪməʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verschlimmerung" come from?
"Verschlimmerung" 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 "Verschlimmerung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list