Versprechung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Versprechung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verbindliche Zusage, die oft jedoch tatsächlich haltlos ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-versprechung · Versprechung · German

Versprechung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for Versprechung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVersprechung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Versprechung“ im Deutschen

Versprechungliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Versprechung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verbindliche Zusage, die oft jedoch tatsächlich haltlos ist".

Versprechung has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Versprechung, spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    verbindliche Zusage, die oft jedoch tatsächlich haltlos ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Oft wandten sich die Gespräche dem Schicksal von Frankreich in einem sich nahezu täglich wandelnden Europa zu, mit einem Krieg in Spanien und einem Diktator in Deutschland, dessen Versprechungen nicht mehr wert waren als Toilettenpapier, wie Gide sich ausdrückte.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Versprechung"?
"Versprechung" is spelled V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ].
What does "Versprechung" mean?
As a noun, "Versprechung" means: verbindliche Zusage, die oft jedoch tatsächlich haltlos ist
How do you pronounce "Versprechung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versprechung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃpʁɛçʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versprechung" come from?
"Versprechung" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list