Verteidigungsministerium

[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verteidigungsministerium” sits in 2 confusable pairs (corpus #18,750) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,750
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ministerium, das für die militärischen Angelegenheiten eines Staates zuständig ist

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Verteidigungsministerium vs Verteidigungsministeriums
96% similar
Verteidigungsministerium vs Verteidigungsministerin
92% similar

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

Key facts for Verteidigungsministerium
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerteidigungsministerium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]
Letters24
Frequency rank#18,750
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verteidigungsministerium” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Verteidigungsministerium lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Verteidigungsministerium is neighbouring look-alikes ("Verteidigungsministeriums", "Verteidigungsministerin"), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]. Frequency #18,750 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Gloss: "Ministerium, das für die militärischen Angelegenheiten eines Staates zuständig ist".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Verteidigungsministerium in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Verteidigungsministeriums", "Verteidigungsministerin", 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 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 Verteidigungsministerium, spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ministerium, das für die militärischen Angelegenheiten eines Staates zuständig ist

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 "Verteidigungsministerium"?
"Verteidigungsministerium" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm].
What does "Verteidigungsministerium" mean?
As a noun, "Verteidigungsministerium" means: Ministerium, das für die militärischen Angelegenheiten eines Staates zuständig ist
What words are commonly confused with "Verteidigungsministerium"?
"Verteidigungsministerium" is commonly confused with "Verteidigungsministeriums", "Verteidigungsministerin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verteidigungsministerium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verteidigungsministerium" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verteidigungsministerium" come from?
"Verteidigungsministerium" 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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Using “Verteidigungsministerium”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G-S-M-I-N-I-S-T-E-R-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Verteidigungsministeriums” - see the side-by-side comparison. Verteidigungsministerium vs Verteidigungsministeriums
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list