vierzehn

[ˈfɪʁt͡seːn]

/[ˈfɪʁt͡seːn]/ num

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The verdict

“vierzehn” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,779. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,779
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen dreizehn und fünfzehn

Corpus desk

Index DE-vierzehn · vierzehn · German

vierzehn · rank #11,779 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,779
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verärgert

Nearest frequency peer: verärgert (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „vierzehn“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vierzehn“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vierzehn vs Vieren
63% similar
vierzehn vs vierten
75% similar
vierzehn vs Verzehr
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vierzehn
PropertyValue
Headwordvierzehn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈfɪʁt͡seːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,779
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vierzehn“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vierzehnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verärgert“ (#11,778), „Volksbank“ (#11,780), „vertraute“ (#11,777). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vierzehn“ bei #11,779. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vierzehn (IPA [ˈfɪʁt͡seːn]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #11,779 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vierzehn, with forms such as "iverzehn", "veirzehn", and "vierezhn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Vieren", "vierten", "Verzehr", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vierzehn, spelled V-I-E-R-Z-E-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen dreizehn und fünfzehn
  2. 2
    kurz für „vierzehn Jahre (alt)“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wort „vierzehnjährig“ hat vierzehn Buchstaben.
  2. Mit vierzehn wird man juristisch vom Kind zum Jugendlichen.

Synonyms

Jahrealtvierzehnjährig

This word in other languages

fourteen(English)catorce(Español)quatorze(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iverzehn
  • veirzehn
  • vierezhn
  • vierrzehn
  • vierzehhn
  • vierzehnn
  • vierzenh
  • vierzhen
  • vierzzehn
  • viezrehn
  • virezehn
  • vvierzehn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vierzehn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iverzehn2veirzehn2vierezhn2vierrzehn1vierzehhn1vierzehnn1vierzenh2vierzhen2
Edit distance from "vierzehn"

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 "vierzehn"?
"vierzehn" is spelled V-I-E-R-Z-E-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪʁt͡seːn].
What does "vierzehn" mean?
As a numeral, "vierzehn" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen dreizehn und fünfzehn
What words are commonly confused with "vierzehn"?
"vierzehn" is commonly confused with "Vieren", "vierten", "Verzehr". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vierzehn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vierzehn" is [ˈfɪʁt͡seːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vierzehn" come from?
"vierzehn" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vierzehn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Biathlon12 variantsObjekten12 variantsCrystal12 variantsmodernes12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list