Verschwendung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Verschwendung” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,202
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
22
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unnötiger oder sinnloser Verbrauch von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-verschwendung · Verschwendung · German

Verschwendung · rank #14,202 · 22 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,202
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 22 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vertraue

Nearest frequency peer: vertraue (+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 „Verschwendung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verschwendung“ 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).

Verschwendung vs verschwenden
77% similar

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

Key facts for Verschwendung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerschwendung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#14,202
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verschwendung“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Verschwendungliegt 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: „vertraue“ (#14,203), „verschenkt“ (#14,200), „verweise“ (#14,204). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verschwendung“ bei #14,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around Verschwendung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,202 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unnötiger oder sinnloser Verbrauch von etwas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verschwendung, with forms such as "evrschwendung", "vercshwendung", and "verrschwendung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "verschwenden", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Verschwendung, spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    unnötiger oder sinnloser Verbrauch von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Geiz ist Grausamkeit gegen die Dürftigen und die Verschwendung ist es nicht weniger.
  2. Wo die Barmherzigkeit und Klugheit ist, da ist nicht Verschwendung noch Täuschung.

Synonyms

VergeudungVerpulvern

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrschwendung
  • vercshwendung
  • verrschwendung
  • verscchwendung
  • verschewndung
  • verschhwendung
  • verschwednung
  • verschwenddung
  • verschwendnug
  • verschwendugn
  • verschwendungg
  • verschwendunng
  • verschwenndung
  • verschwenudng
  • verschwnedung
  • verschwwendung
  • verscwhendung
  • vershcwendung
  • versschwendung
  • vesrchwendung
  • vreschwendung
  • vverschwendung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrschwendung2vercshwendung2verrschwendung1verscchwendung1verschewndung2verschhwendung1verschwednung2verschwenddung1
Edit distance from "Verschwendung"

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 "Verschwendung"?
"Verschwendung" is spelled V-E-R-S-C-H-W-E-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ].
What does "Verschwendung" mean?
As a noun, "Verschwendung" means: unnötiger oder sinnloser Verbrauch von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Verschwendung"?
"Verschwendung" is commonly confused with "verschwenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verschwendung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verschwendung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verschwendung" come from?
"Verschwendung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list