Versteigerung

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Versteigerung” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,775. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,775
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Veranstaltung, wo mehrere Personen (Bieter) ihr Gebot zu einer Sache abgeben können

Corpus desk

Index DE-versteigerung · Versteigerung · German

Versteigerung · rank #20,775 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,775
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschmelzen

Nearest frequency peer: verschmelzen (-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 „Versteigerung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Versteigerung“ 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).

Versteigerung vs Verweigerung
85% similar
Versteigerung vs versteigern
77% similar

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

Key facts for Versteigerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVersteigerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#20,775
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Versteigerung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Versteigerungliegt 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: „verschmelzen“ (#20,774), „vertikal“ (#20,776), „verrechnet“ (#20,773). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Versteigerung“ bei #20,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Versteigerung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,775 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Versteigerung, with forms such as "evrsteigerung", "verrsteigerung", and "versetigerung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Verweigerung", "versteigern", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Versteigerung, spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Veranstaltung, wo mehrere Personen (Bieter) ihr Gebot zu einer Sache abgeben können
  2. 2
    Vorgang, in dem etwas zum höchst gebotenen Preis verkauft wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zur Versteigerung der Hinterlassenschaften des Millionärs kamen sehr viele Leute.
  2. „Die Versteigerung wird genauso ablaufen, wie Efe sich eine solche vorgestellt hatte: ein Haus in Brüssel, Drinks gratis, sanfte Musik.“

Synonyms

Auktion

This word in other languages

auction(English)remate(Español)appel d'offres(Français)leilão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrsteigerung
  • verrsteigerung
  • versetigerung
  • verssteigerung
  • verstegierung
  • versteiegrung
  • versteigernug
  • versteigerrung
  • versteigerugn
  • versteigerungg
  • versteigerunng
  • versteigeurng
  • versteiggerung
  • versteigreung
  • verstiegerung
  • verstteigerung
  • vertseigerung
  • vesrteigerung
  • vresteigerung
  • vversteigerung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Versteigerung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

evrsteigerung2verrsteigerung1versetigerung2verssteigerung1verstegierung2versteiegrung2versteigernug2versteigerrung1
Edit distance from "Versteigerung"

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 "Versteigerung"?
"Versteigerung" is spelled V-E-R-S-T-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ].
What does "Versteigerung" mean?
As a noun, "Versteigerung" means: Veranstaltung, wo mehrere Personen (Bieter) ihr Gebot zu einer Sache abgeben können
What words are commonly confused with "Versteigerung"?
"Versteigerung" is commonly confused with "Verweigerung", "versteigern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Versteigerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Versteigerung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Versteigerung" come from?
"Versteigerung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verpflichtete#20,772vergleichende#20,769Winterspielen#20,795angekündigten#20,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

verschmelzen20 variantsTabellenführer20 variantsüberraschenden20 variantsphysikalisch20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list