Verwendung
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndʊŋ/
Verwendung is spelled V-E-R-W-E-N-D-U-N-G (10 letters) and appears 52 times per million words in written German, the 1,636th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Verwendung is a German feminine noun meaning “use, usage, application, utilization (function or purpose for which something may be employed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Gebrauchen von etwas, damit es seinen Zweck erfüllt”.
What does Verwendung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineuse, usage, application, utilization (function or purpose for which something may be employed)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Gebrauchen von etwas, damit es seinen Zweck erfüllt 2. Aufwendung zu Gunsten einer Sache 3. Einsatz für eine Person
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Verwendung
- Verwendungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Verwendung?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈvɛndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Verwendung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Verwendung in German?
Verwendung appears 52 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).