vgl.
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]
The verdict
“vgl.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vergleiche […]
Corpus desk
Index DE-vgl · vgl. · German
vgl. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vgl. |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vgl.“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vgl. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡlaɪ̯çə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vergleiche […]".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vgl., a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vgl., spelled V-G-L-..
Definition
- 1vergleiche […]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vgl. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] (vgl. Seite 841) […]
Vgl. Nils Nick, Der Siegeszug der Harvard-Zitierweise, GNT-Verlag, o. O. ²1999, Seite 11 f.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.