Vortäuschung

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vortäuschung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #96,485 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#96,485
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Verhalten/Behauptung, wodurch ein falscher Eindruck erwecken werden soll

Key facts for Vortäuschung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVortäuschung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vortäuschung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Vortäuschung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vortäuschung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #96,485 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Verhalten/Behauptung, wodurch ein falscher Eindruck erwecken werden soll".

Vortäuschung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vortäuschung, spelled V-O-R-T-Ä-U-S-C-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten/Behauptung, wodurch ein falscher Eindruck erwecken werden soll

This word in other languages

affectation(Français)

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 "Vortäuschung"?
"Vortäuschung" is spelled V-O-R-T-Ä-U-S-C-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ].
What does "Vortäuschung" mean?
As a noun, "Vortäuschung" means: Verhalten/Behauptung, wodurch ein falscher Eindruck erwecken werden soll
How do you pronounce "Vortäuschung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vortäuschung" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vortäuschung" come from?
"Vortäuschung" 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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Using “Vortäuschung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-T-Ä-U-S-C-H-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtɔɪ̯ʃʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list