Vollendung

[fɔlˈʔɛndʊŋ]

/[fɔlˈʔɛndʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vollendung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,710
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Abschließen oder Fertigstellen von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-vollendung · Vollendung · German

Vollendung · rank #14,710 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,710
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volks

Nearest frequency peer: Volks (-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 „Vollendung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vollendung“ 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).

Vollendung vs vollenden
70% similar

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

Key facts for Vollendung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVollendung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔlˈʔɛndʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,710
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vollendung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Volks“ (#14,709), „vorgegebenen“ (#14,711), „vie“ (#14,708). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vollendung“ bei #14,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vollendung (IPA [fɔlˈʔɛndʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,710 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vollendung, with forms such as "ovllendung", "vlolendung", and "volelndung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vollenden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vollendung, spelled V-O-L-L-E-N-D-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Abschließen oder Fertigstellen von etwas
  2. 2
    Eigenschaft, vollkommen, also perfekt zu sein
  3. 3
    Deliktsstadium, in dem alle Merkmale des Straftatbestandes vorliegen, objektive und subjektiv

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Team feiert die Vollendung ihres großen Projektes.
  2. Mit Vollendung des 18. Lebensjahres erlangt man die Mündigkeit.

This word in other languages

completion(English)consommation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovllendung
  • vlolendung
  • volelndung
  • volendung
  • vollednung
  • vollenddung
  • vollendnug
  • vollendugn
  • vollendungg
  • vollendunng
  • vollenndung
  • vollenudng
  • vollnedung
  • vvollendung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vollendung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovllendung2vlolendung2volelndung2volendung1vollednung2vollenddung1vollendnug2vollendugn2
Edit distance from "Vollendung"

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 "Vollendung"?
"Vollendung" is spelled V-O-L-L-E-N-D-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlˈʔɛndʊŋ].
What does "Vollendung" mean?
As a noun, "Vollendung" means: das Abschließen oder Fertigstellen von etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Vollendung"?
"Vollendung" is commonly confused with "vollenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vollendung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vollendung" is [fɔlˈʔɛndʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vollendung" come from?
"Vollendung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Versöhnung#14,706weiblicher#14,715verschiebt#14,701Wortschatz#14,721

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verspätet14 variantsverspielt14 variantsverklagen14 variantsunzulässig14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list