Vertreibung

[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vertreibung” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,980. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,980
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßnahme, um jemanden oder etwas zu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vertreibung · Vertreibung · German

Vertreibung · rank #14,980 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,980
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vertreibt

Nearest frequency peer: vertreibt (-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 „Vertreibung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vertreibung“ 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).

Vertreibung vs Vertretung
82% similar
Vertreibung vs Verteilung
82% similar
Vertreibung vs vertreiben
73% similar

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

Key facts for Vertreibung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVertreibung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,980
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vertreibung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vertreibt“ (#14,979), „verursachten“ (#14,981), „Verspätungen“ (#14,978). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vertreibung“ bei #14,980. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Vertreibung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,980 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Maßnahme, um jemanden oder etwas zu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vertreibung, with forms such as "evrtreibung", "verrteibung", and "verrtreibung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Vertretung", "Verteilung", "vertreiben", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vertreibung, spelled V-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maßnahme, um jemanden oder etwas zu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bau des Staudamm führte zur Vertreibung zehntausender Bewohner.
  2. „Die weder durch eine binnenstaatliche noch internationale Rechtsnorm gedeckte Vertreibung kam erst im September 1945 zum Stillstand.“

Synonyms

AusweisungFortjagenVerbannungVerjagenZwangsmigrationZwangsumsiedlung

This word in other languages

banishment(English)expulsión(Español)expulsion(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrtreibung
  • verrteibung
  • verrtreibung
  • verteribung
  • vertrebiung
  • vertreibbung
  • vertreibnug
  • vertreibugn
  • vertreibungg
  • vertreibunng
  • vertreiubng
  • vertriebung
  • vertrreibung
  • verttreibung
  • vetrreibung
  • vretreibung
  • vvertreibung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vertreibung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrtreibung2verrteibung2verrtreibung1verteribung2vertrebiung2vertreibbung1vertreibnug2vertreibugn2
Edit distance from "Vertreibung"

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 "Vertreibung"?
"Vertreibung" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-E-I-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ].
What does "Vertreibung" mean?
As a noun, "Vertreibung" means: Maßnahme, um jemanden oder etwas zu zwingen, einen Ort zu verlassen
What words are commonly confused with "Vertreibung"?
"Vertreibung" is commonly confused with "Vertretung", "Verteilung", "vertreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vertreibung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vertreibung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vertreibung" come from?
"Vertreibung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

verwandelte#14,983verhinderte#14,975veranlasste#14,970unterbinden#14,965

Similar misspelling depth

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

umfangreich17 variantsWunderbares17 variantsZielsetzung17 variantssymbolisch17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list