Verspottung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verspottung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, Tätigkeit des Spottens, Verspottens oder des Verspottetwerdens
Corpus desk
Index DE-verspottung · Verspottung · German
Verspottung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verspottung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verspottung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verspottung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɔtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang, Tätigkeit des Spottens, Verspottens oder des Verspottetwerdens".
Verspottung has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verspottung, spelled V-E-R-S-P-O-T-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vorgang, Tätigkeit des Spottens, Verspottens oder des Verspottetwerdens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verspottung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einige Gemälde in der Galerie waren der Gipfel der Verspottung.
Die amerikanischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten wurden der Verspottung durch einen Videoclip preisgegeben.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.