Verwundung

[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verwundung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,605
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aktion, bei der ein körperlicher Schaden entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-verwundung · Verwundung · German

Verwundung · rank #43,605 · 16 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,605
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verwöhnte

Nearest frequency peer: verwöhnte (+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 „Verwundung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Verwundung“ 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).

Verwundung vs Verwüstung
70% similar
Verwundung vs Verbindung
80% similar
Verwundung vs Verwendung
90% similar

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

Key facts for Verwundung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerwundung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,605
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Verwundung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verwöhnte“ (#43,606), „verunreinigt“ (#43,603), „Verzierung“ (#43,607). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verwundung“ bei #43,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Verwundung (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,605 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verwundung, with forms such as "evrwundung", "verrwundung", and "veruwndung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Verwüstung", "Verbindung", "Verwendung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Verwundung, spelled V-E-R-W-U-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aktion, bei der ein körperlicher Schaden entsteht
  2. 2
    im Krieg erlittene Verletzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Verwundung erfolgte im Zweikampf.
  2. Die Soldaten wurden nach ihrer Verwundung ins Heimatland zurückgeflogen.

This word in other languages

wound(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrwundung
  • verrwundung
  • veruwndung
  • verwnudung
  • verwudnung
  • verwunddung
  • verwundnug
  • verwundugn
  • verwundungg
  • verwundunng
  • verwunndung
  • verwunudng
  • verwwundung
  • vewrundung
  • vrewundung
  • vverwundung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

evrwundung2verrwundung1veruwndung2verwnudung2verwudnung2verwunddung1verwundnug2verwundugn2
Edit distance from "Verwundung"

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 "Verwundung"?
"Verwundung" is spelled V-E-R-W-U-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ].
What does "Verwundung" mean?
As a noun, "Verwundung" means: Aktion, bei der ein körperlicher Schaden entsteht
What words are commonly confused with "Verwundung"?
"Verwundung" is commonly confused with "Verwüstung", "Verbindung", "Verwendung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Verwundung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verwundung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈvʊndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verwundung" come from?
"Verwundung" 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 "Verwundung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Verzierung#43,607vollbusige#43,613versichere#43,596vorspielen#43,620

Similar misspelling depth

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

vorläufiger16 variantsWarnschuss16 variantsUntermieter16 variantsumschrieben16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list