Verzweiflung
[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verzweiflung” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #8,154 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,154
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zustand, in dem jemand keine Hoffnung mehr hat
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verzweiflung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #8,154 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verzweiflung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Verzweiflung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,154 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zustand, in dem jemand keine Hoffnung mehr hat".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Verzweiflung, with forms such as "evrzweiflung", "verrzweiflung", and "verwzeiflung". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Verzweiflung, spelled V-E-R-Z-W-E-I-F-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Zustand, in dem jemand keine Hoffnung mehr hat
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: evrzweiflung,verrzweiflung,verwzeiflung,verzewiflung,verzwefilung,verzweifflung,verzweifllung,verzweiflnug,verzweiflugn,verzweiflungg,verzweiflunng,verzweifulng,verzweilfung,verzwieflung,verzwweiflung,verzzweiflung,vezrweiflung,vrezweiflung,vverzweiflung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Verzweiflung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Verzweiflung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-Z-W-E-I-F-L-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯flʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.