vertraulich

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“vertraulich” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,589
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für einen eingeschränkten Empfängerkreis vorgesehen; nicht für Fremde bestimmt

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertraulich · vertraulich · German

vertraulich · rank #16,589 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,589
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verteilten

Nearest frequency peer: verteilten (-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 „vertraulich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vertraulich“ 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).

vertraulich vs vertrauliche
92% similar
vertraulich vs vertraulichen
85% similar
vertraulich vs vertraglich
91% similar

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

Key facts for vertraulich
PropertyValue
Headwordvertraulich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,589
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vertraulich“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vertraulichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verteilten“ (#16,588), „verunsichert“ (#16,590), „verteilte“ (#16,587). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vertraulich“ bei #16,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around vertraulich (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,589 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "für einen eingeschränkten Empfängerkreis vorgesehen; nicht für Fremde bestimmt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for vertraulich, with forms such as "evrtraulich", "verrtaulich", and "verrtraulich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vertrauliche", "vertraulichen", "vertraglich", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vertraulich, spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    für einen eingeschränkten Empfängerkreis vorgesehen; nicht für Fremde bestimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Behandeln Sie diese Informationen bitte vertraulich.
  2. Sie führten ein vertrauliches Gespräch unter vier Augen.

This word in other languages

confidential(English)confidencial(Español)confidentiel(Français)confidencial(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrtraulich
  • verrtaulich
  • verrtraulich
  • vertarulich
  • vertraluich
  • vertrauilch
  • vertraulcih
  • vertraulicch
  • vertraulichh
  • vertraulihc
  • vertraullich
  • vertrraulich
  • vertrualich
  • verttraulich
  • vetrraulich
  • vretraulich
  • vvertraulich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrtraulich2verrtaulich2verrtraulich1vertarulich2vertraluich2vertrauilch2vertraulcih2vertraulicch1
Edit distance from "vertraulich"

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 "vertraulich"?
"vertraulich" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç].
What does "vertraulich" mean?
As an adjective, "vertraulich" means: für einen eingeschränkten Empfängerkreis vorgesehen; nicht für Fremde bestimmt
What words are commonly confused with "vertraulich"?
"vertraulich" is commonly confused with "vertrauliche", "vertraulichen", "vertraglich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertraulich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertraulich" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertraulich" come from?
"vertraulich" 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 "vertraulich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vorteilhaft#16,596Verbrennung#16,577verbrauchen#16,576Zubereitung#16,613

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

bezeichnend17 variantsprofessional17 variantsOberflächen17 variantsMusikschule17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list