Vierer
[ˈfiːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Vierer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #21,835 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #21,835
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas mit der Nummer 4
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vierer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfiːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #21,835 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vierer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vierer is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,835 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vierer, with forms such as "iverer", "veirer", and "vieerr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Viren", "viert", "Viper", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vierer, spelled V-I-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1etwas mit der Nummer 4
- 2Boot, das für vier Personen ausgelegt ist
- 3die Schulnote „genügend“ beziehungsweise „ausreichend“ (4)
- 4vier richtig getippte Zahlen im Lotto
- 5die Zahl Vier
- 6die Augenzahl 4 auf einem Spielwürfel
- 7Geschlechtsverkehr zu viert
- 8Wettspielform im Golfspiel, bei der zwei Zweierteams jeweils nur einen Ball abwechselnd bis zum Loch schlagen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: iverer,veirer,vieerr,viererr,vierre,vierrer,vireer,vvierer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vierer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Vierer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-I-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfiːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Viren” - see the side-by-side comparison. Vierer vs Viren
- 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.