Verteidiger

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡɐ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,989

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Verteidiger is aGermannoun. It means: defensiv eingestellter Spieler, dessen Aufgabe es ist, das gegnerische Spiel zu stören, um anschließend das eigene Spiel wieder aufbauen zu können Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡɐ]. It ranks #6,989 in German word frequency. Often confused with verteidigt and verteidigte.

Key facts for Verteidiger
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerteidiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,989
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Verteidiger in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Verteidiger is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,989 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Verteidiger, with forms such as "evrteidiger", "veretidiger", and "verrteidiger". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "verteidigt", "verteidigte", "verteidigten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Verteidiger, spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    defensiv eingestellter Spieler, dessen Aufgabe es ist, das gegnerische Spiel zu stören, um anschließend das eigene Spiel wieder aufbauen zu können
  2. 2
    Rechtsanwalt, der vor Gericht die Interessen des Angeklagten vertritt
  3. 3
    Gegenpart zum Angreifer oder Aggressor, in der Regel innerhalb der eigenen Grenzen
  4. 4
    Person, die sich für etwas (zum Beispiel eine Idee) stark macht oder sich gegen etwas (zum Beispiel einen Angriff) wehrt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrteidiger,veretidiger,verrteidiger,vertediiger,verteiddiger,verteidgier,verteidiegr,verteidigerr,verteidigger,verteidigre,verteiidger,vertiediger,vertteidiger,vetreidiger,vreteidiger,vverteidiger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Verteidiger

Misspelling Variants of "Verteidiger"

evrteidiger11veretidiger11verrteidiger12vertediiger11verteiddiger12verteidgier11verteidiegr11verteidigerr12
Misspelling Variants of "Verteidiger"

Frequency rank: #6,989 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Verteidiger"?
"Verteidiger" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡɐ].
What does "Verteidiger" mean?
As a noun, "Verteidiger" means: defensiv eingestellter Spieler, dessen Aufgabe es ist, das gegnerische Spiel zu stören, um anschließend das eigene Spiel wieder aufbauen zu können
What words are commonly confused with "Verteidiger"?
"Verteidiger" is commonly confused with "verteidigt", "verteidigte", "verteidigten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verteidiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verteidiger" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verteidiger" come from?
"Verteidiger" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.