Verzweigung
[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Verzweigung” is uncommon German (frequency #56,657 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,657
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Sichverzweigen; Aufteilung eines (physischen oder symbolischen) Stranges in mindestens zwei Abzweige, die danach unabhängig voneinander bestehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verzweigung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,657 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verzweigung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verzweigung is uncommon German at frequency #56,657 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Verzweigung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Verzweigung, spelled V-E-R-Z-W-E-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1das Sichverzweigen; Aufteilung eines (physischen oder symbolischen) Stranges in mindestens zwei Abzweige, die danach unabhängig voneinander bestehen
- 2das Verzweigen; Änderung eines Programmflusses durch eine bedingte Anweisung
- 3Kreuzung
Synonyms
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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 “Verzweigung”
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-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.