Verteuerung

[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verteuerung” is uncommon German (frequency #66,837 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,837
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anstieg des Preises für Waren oder Dienstleistungen

Key facts for Verteuerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerteuerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#66,837
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verteuerung” 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). Verteuerung lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Verteuerung is uncommon German at frequency #66,837 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anstieg des Preises für Waren oder Dienstleistungen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Verteuerung, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verteuerung, spelled V-E-R-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anstieg des Preises für Waren oder Dienstleistungen

Synonyms

InflationKostenspiraleKostensteigerungPreisanhebungPreisanstiegPreisaufschlagPreisauftriebPreiserhöhungPreissteigerungPreistreibereiPreiswucherPreiszuschlagTeuerung

Antonyms

DeflationPreisermäßigungPreisnachlassPreisreduktionPreisrückgangPreissenkungPreissturzPreisverfallVerbilligung

This word in other languages

encarecimiento(Español)augmentation(Français)

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 "Verteuerung"?
"Verteuerung" is spelled V-E-R-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ].
What does "Verteuerung" mean?
As a noun, "Verteuerung" means: Anstieg des Preises für Waren oder Dienstleistungen
How do you pronounce "Verteuerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verteuerung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verteuerung" come from?
"Verteuerung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Verteuerung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-T-E-U-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈtɔɪ̯əʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list