Werbung

/[ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,278

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Werbung is aGermannoun. It means: in verschiedener Weise verbreitete Informationen zu dem Zweck, Kunden, Käufer, Mitglieder oder Ähnliches zu bekommen Pronounced [ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. It ranks #1,278 in German word frequency. Often confused with Wirkung and Wertung.

Key facts for Werbung
PropertyValue
HeadwordWerbung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,278
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Werbung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Werbung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,278 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Werbung, with forms such as "ewrbung", "webrung", and "werbbung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Wirkung", "Wertung", "Werbungen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Werbung, spelled W-E-R-B-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in verschiedener Weise verbreitete Informationen zu dem Zweck, Kunden, Käufer, Mitglieder oder Ähnliches zu bekommen
  2. 2
    Versuch, eine Frau zu überzeugen, dass sie die Ehe mit einem selbst oder einem Dritten eingeht

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ewrbung,webrung,werbbung,werbnug,werbugn,werbungg,werbunng,werrbung,werubng,wrebung,wwerbung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Werbung

Misspelling Variants of "Werbung"

ewrbung7webrung7werbbung8werbnug7werbugn7werbungg8werbunng8werrbung8
Misspelling Variants of "Werbung"

Frequency rank: #1,278 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Werbung"?
"Werbung" is spelled W-E-R-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛʁbʊŋ].
What does "Werbung" mean?
As a noun, "Werbung" means: in verschiedener Weise verbreitete Informationen zu dem Zweck, Kunden, Käufer, Mitglieder oder Ähnliches zu bekommen
What words are commonly confused with "Werbung"?
"Werbung" is commonly confused with "Wirkung", "Wertung", "Werbungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Werbung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Werbung" is [ˈvɛʁbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Werbung" come from?
"Werbung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.