Verwaltung

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verwaltung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,683. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,683
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Organisation der Abläufe in Betrieben und anderen öffentlichen oder privaten Institutionen sowie deren Durchführung

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwaltung · Verwaltung · German

Verwaltung · rank #1,683 · 16 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,683
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertreter

Nearest frequency peer: Vertreter (-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 „Verwaltung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verwaltung“ 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).

Verwaltung vs Verwertung
80% similar
Verwaltung vs Verwüstung
80% similar
Verwaltung vs Verwarnung
80% similar

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

Key facts for Verwaltung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerwaltung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,683
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verwaltung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verwaltungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vertreter“ (#1,682), „verändert“ (#1,684), „versteht“ (#1,681). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verwaltung“ bei #1,683. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Verwaltung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,683 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verwaltung, with forms such as "evrwaltung", "verawltung", and "verrwaltung". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Verwertung", "Verwüstung", "Verwarnung", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verwaltung, spelled V-E-R-W-A-L-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Organisation der Abläufe in Betrieben und anderen öffentlichen oder privaten Institutionen sowie deren Durchführung
  2. 2
    Organisation der öffentlichen Dienste auf allen Ebenen von den Kommunen bis zu den Einrichtungen des (Bundes-)Staates, die dazu dienen, das öffentliche Leben in allen Belangen gemäß Erlassen und Rechtsvorschriften zu regeln
  3. 3
    automatische Administration

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verwaltung der Firmen organisiert die Betriebsabläufe.
  2. Es ist Aufgabe der Verwaltungen, Beschlüsse und gesetzliche Regelungen der Parlamente durchzuführen.

This word in other languages

administration(English)administración(Español)administration(Français)administração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrwaltung
  • verawltung
  • verrwaltung
  • verwalltung
  • verwaltnug
  • verwalttung
  • verwaltugn
  • verwaltungg
  • verwaltunng
  • verwalutng
  • verwatlung
  • verwlatung
  • verwwaltung
  • vewraltung
  • vrewaltung
  • vverwaltung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verwaltung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrwaltung2verawltung2verrwaltung1verwalltung1verwaltnug2verwalttung1verwaltugn2verwaltungg1
Edit distance from "Verwaltung"

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 "Verwaltung"?
"Verwaltung" is spelled V-E-R-W-A-L-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ].
What does "Verwaltung" mean?
As a noun, "Verwaltung" means: Organisation der Abläufe in Betrieben und anderen öffentlichen oder privaten Institutionen sowie deren Durchführung
What words are commonly confused with "Verwaltung"?
"Verwaltung" is commonly confused with "Verwertung", "Verwüstung", "Verwarnung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verwaltung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verwaltung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaltʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verwaltung" come from?
"Verwaltung" 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 "Verwaltung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

übernehmen#1,688Leistungen#1,671Polizisten#1,707öffentlich#1,649

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Verwendung16 variantsGelegenheit16 variantsentstanden16 variantsAlternative16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list