Verweigerung

[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verweigerung” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,201. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,201
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ablehnung von etwas Erwünschtem

Corpus desk

Index DE-verweigerung · Verweigerung · German

Verweigerung · rank #22,201 · 18 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,201
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH versuchter

Nearest frequency peer: versuchter (-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 „Verweigerung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verweigerung“ 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).

Verweigerung vs verweigern
75% similar
Verweigerung vs Versteigerung
85% similar

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

Key facts for Verweigerung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerweigerung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#22,201
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verweigerung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Verweigerungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „versuchter“ (#22,200), „visuellen“ (#22,203), „verstört“ (#22,198). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verweigerung“ bei #22,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Verweigerung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,201 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ablehnung von etwas Erwünschtem".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verweigerung, with forms such as "evrweigerung", "verewigerung", and "verrweigerung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "verweigern", "Versteigerung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Verweigerung, spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ablehnung von etwas Erwünschtem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Verweigerung von Eindeutigkeit ist die Stunde des grauhaarigen Gentleman, der hier und da noch existiert.“
  2. „Zu den Leitmotiven von Canettis Leben gehört schließlich sein Freiheitsdrang, der sich nicht nur in der Systemlosigkeit und der Distanz zu allen Ismen des 20. Jahrhunderts zeigt, sondern auch in der Verweigerung einer erkennbaren aktiven Mitgliedschaft in den Religionen des Judentums oder des Christentums.“

Synonyms

AblehnungRückweisungWeigerungZurückweisung

Antonyms

GenehmigungZustimmung

This word in other languages

denial(English)rechazo(Español)négation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrweigerung
  • verewigerung
  • verrweigerung
  • verwegierung
  • verweiegrung
  • verweigernug
  • verweigerrung
  • verweigerugn
  • verweigerungg
  • verweigerunng
  • verweigeurng
  • verweiggerung
  • verweigreung
  • verwiegerung
  • verwweigerung
  • vewreigerung
  • vreweigerung
  • vverweigerung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrweigerung2verewigerung2verrweigerung1verwegierung2verweiegrung2verweigernug2verweigerrung1verweigerugn2
Edit distance from "Verweigerung"

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 "Verweigerung"?
"Verweigerung" is spelled V-E-R-W-E-I-G-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ].
What does "Verweigerung" mean?
As a noun, "Verweigerung" means: Ablehnung von etwas Erwünschtem
What words are commonly confused with "Verweigerung"?
"Verweigerung" is commonly confused with "verweigern", "Versteigerung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verweigerung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verweigerung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯ɡəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verweigerung" come from?
"Verweigerung" 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 "Verweigerung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verpackungen#22,196vorbereitete#22,207Wiedergeburt#22,217Ungewissheit#22,182

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

vorsorglich18 variantswichtigster18 variantsunerwarteten18 variantszweifelsohne18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list