Verteidigerin

[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡəʁɪn]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡəʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Verteidigerin” is uncommon German (frequency #88,475 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,475
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - defensiv eingestellte Spielerin, deren Aufgabe es ist, das gegnerische Spiel zu stören, um anschließend das eigene Spiel wieder aufbauen zu können

Corpus desk

Index DE-verteidigerin · Verteidigerin · German

Verteidigerin · rank #88,475 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,475
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verunsicherte

Nearest frequency peer: verunsicherte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verteidigerin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verteidigerin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verteidigerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerteidigerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡəʁɪn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,475
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verteidigerin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verteidigerinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verunsicherte“ (#88,476), „versteckst“ (#88,473), „verweichlicht“ (#88,477). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verteidigerin“ bei #88,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verteidigerin is uncommon German at frequency #88,475 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verteidigerin in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verteidigerin, spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    defensiv eingestellte Spielerin, deren Aufgabe es ist, das gegnerische Spiel zu stören, um anschließend das eigene Spiel wieder aufbauen zu können
  2. 2
    eine Rechtsanwältin, die vor Gericht die Interessen des oder der Angeklagten vertritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verteidigerinnen haben in den 90 Minuten das Tor dicht gemacht.
  2. Die Verteidigerin erklärte den Ablauf der Tat, und warum der Angeklagte freizusprechen sei.

Synonyms

AbwehrspielerinDefensivspielerin

Antonyms

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); 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 "Verteidigerin"?
"Verteidigerin" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡəʁɪn].
What does "Verteidigerin" mean?
As a noun, "Verteidigerin" means: defensiv eingestellte Spielerin, deren Aufgabe es ist, das gegnerische Spiel zu stören, um anschließend das eigene Spiel wieder aufbauen zu können
How do you pronounce "Verteidigerin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verteidigerin" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verteidigerin" come from?
"Verteidigerin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list