Verwitterung

[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtəʁʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verwitterung” is uncommon German (frequency #61,158 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,158
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zerfall von Gesteinen und anderen Materialien durch Einflüsse des Wetters (beispielsweise Wasser, Frost, Hitze, UV-Strahlung)

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwitterung · Verwitterung · German

Verwitterung · rank #61,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,158
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verwirklichte

Nearest frequency peer: verwirklichte (-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 „Verwitterung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verwitterung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerwitterung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtəʁʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verwitterung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verwitterungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „verwirklichte“ (#61,157), „verwüstete“ (#61,159), „verwahrlost“ (#61,156). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verwitterung“ bei #61,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verwitterung is uncommon German at frequency #61,158 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zerfall von Gesteinen und anderen Materialien durch Einflüsse des Wetters (beispielsweise Wasser, Frost, Hitze, UV-Strahlung)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Verwitterung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verwitterung, spelled V-E-R-W-I-T-T-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zerfall von Gesteinen und anderen Materialien durch Einflüsse des Wetters (beispielsweise Wasser, Frost, Hitze, UV-Strahlung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Entstanden ist das Felsenlabyrinth im Fichtelgebirge durch Millionen Jahre lange Verwitterung und Erosion.“
  2. „Sand entsteht durch Verwitterung von mineralischem Gestein,“ […].

This word in other languages

weathering(English)meteorización(Español)météorisation(Français)

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 "Verwitterung"?
"Verwitterung" is spelled V-E-R-W-I-T-T-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtəʁʊŋ].
What does "Verwitterung" mean?
As a noun, "Verwitterung" means: Zerfall von Gesteinen und anderen Materialien durch Einflüsse des Wetters (beispielsweise Wasser, Frost, Hitze, UV-Strahlung)
How do you pronounce "Verwitterung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verwitterung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvɪtəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verwitterung" come from?
"Verwitterung" 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 "Verwitterung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

verzauberten#61,160Volksliedern#61,163verschrecken#61,150Vollkornbrot#61,166

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list