Verzweigung

[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verzweigung” is uncommon German (frequency #56,657 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,657
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Sichverzweigen; Aufteilung eines (physischen oder symbolischen) Stranges in mindestens zwei Abzweige, die danach unabhängig voneinander bestehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-verzweigung · Verzweigung · German

Verzweigung · rank #56,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,657
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Verwaltungsge…

Nearest frequency peer: Verwaltungsgerichts (-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 „Verzweigung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verzweigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerzweigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verzweigung“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Verwaltungsgerichts“ (#56,656), „Verärgerung“ (#56,658), „verwaist“ (#56,655). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verzweigung“ bei #56,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verzweigung is uncommon German at frequency #56,657 among 4,163 “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

  1. 1
    das Sichverzweigen; Aufteilung eines (physischen oder symbolischen) Stranges in mindestens zwei Abzweige, die danach unabhängig voneinander bestehen
  2. 2
    das Verzweigen; Änderung eines Programmflusses durch eine bedingte Anweisung
  3. 3
    Kreuzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während des Längenwachstums eines Sprosses werden auch Möglichkeiten zur Verzweigung angelegt.“
  2. „Etwas später kam noch eine Verzweigung, dann eine dritte.“

Synonyms

ScheidewegKontrollstrukturIF-AnweisungGabelung

This word in other languages

ramification(English)bifurcación(Español)ramification(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 "Verzweigung"?
"Verzweigung" is spelled V-E-R-Z-W-E-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ].
What does "Verzweigung" mean?
As a noun, "Verzweigung" means: das Sichverzweigen; Aufteilung eines (physischen oder symbolischen) Stranges in mindestens zwei Abzweige, die danach unabhängig voneinander bestehen
How do you pronounce "Verzweigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verzweigung" is [fɛɐ̯ˈt͡svaɪ̯ɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verzweigung" come from?
"Verzweigung" 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 "Verzweigung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Verärgerung#56,658verschreibt#56,648Wahlausgang#56,672wegweisende#56,675

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list