verteidigen

[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“verteidigen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,625
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Angriff abwehren

Corpus desk

Index DE-verteidigen · verteidigen · German

verteidigen · rank #3,625 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,625
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verschwunden

Nearest frequency peer: verschwunden (-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 „verteidigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verteidigen“ 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).

verteidigen vs verteidigt
82% similar
verteidigen vs Verteidiger
82% similar
verteidigen vs verteidigte
82% similar

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

Key facts for verteidigen
PropertyValue
Headwordverteidigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#3,625
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verteidigen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.verteidigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verschwunden“ (#3,624), „vorkommen“ (#3,626), „verbindet“ (#3,623). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verteidigen“ bei #3,625. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around verteidigen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,625 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for verteidigen, with forms such as "evrteidigen", "veretidigen", and "verrteidigen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verteidigt", "Verteidiger", "verteidigte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is verteidigen, spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Angriff abwehren
  2. 2
    einen Standpunkt begründen, sich oder etwas rechtfertigen
  3. 3
    vor einem Gericht vertreten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er verteidigte sein Königreich.
  2. Man wird doch wohl noch seine Meinung verteidigen dürfen!

Synonyms

defendieren

Antonyms

angreifenanklagen

This word in other languages

defend(English)defender(Español)défendre(Français)defender(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrteidigen
  • veretidigen
  • verrteidigen
  • vertediigen
  • verteiddigen
  • verteidgien
  • verteidiegn
  • verteidigenn
  • verteidiggen
  • verteidigne
  • verteiidgen
  • vertiedigen
  • vertteidigen
  • vetreidigen
  • vreteidigen
  • vverteidigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verteidigen - 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.

evrteidigen2veretidigen2verrteidigen1vertediigen2verteiddigen1verteidgien2verteidiegn2verteidigenn1
Edit distance from "verteidigen"

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 "verteidigen"?
"verteidigen" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩].
What does "verteidigen" mean?
As a verb, "verteidigen" means: einen Angriff abwehren
What words are commonly confused with "verteidigen"?
"verteidigen" is commonly confused with "verteidigt", "Verteidiger", "verteidigte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verteidigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verteidigen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verteidigen" come from?
"verteidigen" 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 "verteidigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

politischer#3,613Erweiterung#3,577menschliche#3,674Veränderung#3,551

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Vorschläge16 variantsausgestattet16 variantsRegensburg16 variantsbeschreiben16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list