Verwahrlosung

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯ˌloːzʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯ˌloːzʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verwahrlosung” is uncommon German (frequency #50,162 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,162
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch zu wenig Einsatz/Pflege oder zu geringe materielle Mittel verursachter Mangelzustand

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwahrlosung · Verwahrlosung · German

Verwahrlosung · rank #50,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,162
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verträumt

Nearest frequency peer: verträumt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verwahrlosung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Verwahrlosung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verwahrlosung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerwahrlosung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯ˌloːzʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#50,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verwahrlosung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verwahrlosungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verträumt“ (#50,161), „Verwaltungsreform“ (#50,163), „verteidigst“ (#50,160). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verwahrlosung“ bei #50,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verwahrlosung is uncommon German at frequency #50,162 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯ˌloːzʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Verwahrlosung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Verwahrlosung, spelled V-E-R-W-A-H-R-L-O-S-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch zu wenig Einsatz/Pflege oder zu geringe materielle Mittel verursachter Mangelzustand
  2. 2
    Prozess/Verlauf, der zu einem Mangelzustand führt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Was sie auszeichnete, war einzig ein gewisser Einfallsreichtum an Verwahrlosung, der sich bis auf die Straßen und in die Hinterhöfe fortsetzte.“
  2. „Der Unterversorgung folgte in vielen Vierteln der Reichshauptstadt offene Verwahrlosung.“

This word in other languages

abandono(Español)

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 "Verwahrlosung"?
"Verwahrlosung" is spelled V-E-R-W-A-H-R-L-O-S-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯ˌloːzʊŋ].
What does "Verwahrlosung" mean?
As a noun, "Verwahrlosung" means: durch zu wenig Einsatz/Pflege oder zu geringe materielle Mittel verursachter Mangelzustand
How do you pronounce "Verwahrlosung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verwahrlosung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaːɐ̯ˌloːzʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verwahrlosung" come from?
"Verwahrlosung" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verschleppung#50,156Urbanisierung#50,138unempfindlich#50,127uneinheitlich#50,126

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list