Vesuv
[veˈzuːf]
The verdict
“Vesuv” is uncommon German (frequency #58,421 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,421
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein 1.281 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan in der Nähe der Stadt Neapel
Corpus desk
Index DE-vesuv · Vesuv · German
Vesuv · rank #58,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,421
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,639
- PHOTO-FINISH verzahnt
Nearest frequency peer: verzahnt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Vesuv”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- verwegen
verwegen
41,583 corpus weight
- verwirrende
verwirrende
41,582 corpus weight
- verzahnt
verzahnt
41,581 corpus weight
- Vesuv
Vesuv
41,580 corpus weight
- visitation
visitation
41,578 corpus weight
- Vorderachse
Vorderachse
41,577 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Vesuv” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vesuv |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [veˈzuːf] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vesuv” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Vesuv is uncommon German at frequency #58,421 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [veˈzuːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein 1.281 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan in der Nähe der Stadt Neapel".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vesuv, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vesuv, spelled V-E-S-U-V.
Definition
- 1ein 1.281 Meter hoher, aktiver Schichtvulkan in der Nähe der Stadt Neapel
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vesuv", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.