Vierung
[ˈfiːʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Vierung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Raum, der durch die gegenseitige Durchdringung von Längs- und Querschiff einer Kirche gebildet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-vierung · Vierung · German
Vierung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Vierung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfiːʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vierung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vierung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vierung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vierung, spelled V-I-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1der Raum, der durch die gegenseitige Durchdringung von Längs- und Querschiff einer Kirche gebildet wird
- 2ein von einem Steinmetzen angefertigtes Ersatzstück aus Naturstein in einem Gesamtwerk
- 3die Aufteilung des Wappenschildes in vier Felder
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vierung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei gleicher Breite von Längs- und Querschiff einer Kirche entsteht eine quadratische Vierung.
Synonyms
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.