Verunstaltung
[fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verunstaltung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handlung, etwas zu verunstalten/zu entstellen, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung
Corpus desk
Index DE-verunstaltung · Verunstaltung · German
Verunstaltung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verunstaltung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Verunstaltung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Verunstaltung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈʔʊnˌʃtaltʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, etwas zu verunstalten/zu entstellen, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Verunstaltung, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verunstaltung, spelled V-E-R-U-N-S-T-A-L-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, etwas zu verunstalten/zu entstellen, und Ergebnis dieser Handlung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Verunstaltung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Durch die Verunstaltung ihres Namens zeigte er ihr seine Wertschätzung.“
„Ihr Gesicht war pockennarbig, aber es war ein gütiges, gewinnendes Gesicht, dem keine Verunstaltung etwas anhaben konnte.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.