verwöhnen

[fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“verwöhnen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,253
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem Gutes tun, indem man ihm besondere Vorteile zukommen lässt und vor Unbehagen schützt, und dies, ohne eine besondere Gegenleistung zu erwarten/erhalten

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

verwöhnen vs verwöhnt
78% similar
verwöhnen vs verworfen
67% similar
verwöhnen vs verwöhnte
78% similar

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

Key facts for verwöhnen
PropertyValue
Headwordverwöhnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,253
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “verwöhnen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). verwöhnen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around verwöhnen (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,253 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for verwöhnen, with forms such as "evrwöhnen", "verrwöhnen", and "verwhönen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "verwöhnt", "verworfen", "verwöhnte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is verwöhnen, spelled V-E-R-W-Ö-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem Gutes tun, indem man ihm besondere Vorteile zukommen lässt und vor Unbehagen schützt, und dies, ohne eine besondere Gegenleistung zu erwarten/erhalten
  2. 2
    jemanden so sehr vor allem Unbehaglichen abschirmen, dass dieser unselbstständig wird und Probleme hat, sich in der realen Welt zu behaupten

This word in other languages

pamper(English)complacer(Español)gâter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrwöhnen
  • verrwöhnen
  • verwhönen
  • verwwöhnen
  • verwöhenn
  • verwöhhnen
  • verwöhnenn
  • verwöhnne
  • verwöhnnen
  • verwönhen
  • veröwhnen
  • vewröhnen
  • vrewöhnen
  • vverwöhnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrwöhnen2verrwöhnen1verwhönen2verwwöhnen1verwöhenn2verwöhhnen1verwöhnenn1verwöhnne2
Edit distance from "verwöhnen"

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 "verwöhnen"?
"verwöhnen" is spelled V-E-R-W-Ö-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən].
What does "verwöhnen" mean?
As a verb, "verwöhnen" means: jemandem Gutes tun, indem man ihm besondere Vorteile zukommen lässt und vor Unbehagen schützt, und dies, ohne eine besondere Gegenleistung zu erwarten/erhalten
What words are commonly confused with "verwöhnen"?
"verwöhnen" is commonly confused with "verwöhnt", "verworfen", "verwöhnte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verwöhnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verwöhnen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verwöhnen" come from?
"verwöhnen" 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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Using “verwöhnen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-W-Ö-H-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈvøːnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “verwöhnt” - see the side-by-side comparison. verwöhnen vs verwöhnt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list