vielversprechend

[ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]

/[ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“vielversprechend” has 26 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,077
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
26
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hohe Erwartungen weckend

Corpus desk

Index DE-vielversprechend · vielversprechend · German

vielversprechend · rank #19,077 · 26 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,077
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 26 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Videospiel

Nearest frequency peer: Videospiel (-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 „vielversprechend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vielversprechend“ 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).

vielversprechend vs vielversprechende
94% similar
vielversprechend vs vielversprechenden
89% similar

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

Key facts for vielversprechend
PropertyValue
Headwordvielversprechend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#19,077
Misspellings tracked26
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vielversprechend“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Videospiel“ (#19,076), „Villen“ (#19,078), „Veteranen“ (#19,075). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vielversprechend“ bei #19,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 26 spelling variants around vielversprechend (IPA [ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,077 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hohe Erwartungen weckend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 26 likely wrong-spelling variants for vielversprechend, with forms such as "ivelversprechend", "veilversprechend", and "vielevrsprechend". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vielversprechende", "vielversprechenden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vielversprechend, spelled V-I-E-L-V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    hohe Erwartungen weckend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Für Quantencomputer eröffnen sich so technisch vielversprechende Möglichkeiten zur Übertragung, Speicherung und Verarbeitung von Qubits.“
  2. „Klar, vielleicht werde bald ein neues, vielversprechendes Ergebnis präsentiert.“

This word in other languages

promising(English)prometteur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ivelversprechend
  • veilversprechend
  • vielevrsprechend
  • viellversprechend
  • vielverpsrechend
  • vielverrsprechend
  • vielversperchend
  • vielverspprechend
  • vielversprcehend
  • vielversprecchend
  • vielversprecehnd
  • vielversprechedn
  • vielversprechendd
  • vielversprechennd
  • vielversprechhend
  • vielversprechned
  • vielversprehcend
  • vielversprrechend
  • vielversrpechend
  • vielverssprechend
  • vielvesrprechend
  • vielvresprechend
  • vielvversprechend
  • vievlersprechend
  • vileversprechend
  • vvielversprechend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ivelversprechend2veilversprechend2vielevrsprechend2viellversprechend1vielverpsrechend2vielverrsprechend1vielversperchend2vielverspprechend1
Edit distance from "vielversprechend"

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 "vielversprechend"?
"vielversprechend" is spelled V-I-E-L-V-E-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t].
What does "vielversprechend" mean?
As an adjective, "vielversprechend" means: hohe Erwartungen weckend
What words are commonly confused with "vielversprechend"?
"vielversprechend" is commonly confused with "vielversprechende", "vielversprechenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vielversprechend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vielversprechend" is [ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vielversprechend" come from?
"vielversprechend" 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 "vielversprechend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wahlberechtigten#19,083Kulturgeschichte#18,961Entschlossenheit#19,201Menschenverstand#19,310

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (26 here; floor ≥5).

Benachrichtigung26 variantsFachkräftemangel26 variantsLebensgeschichte26 variantsFluggesellschaften26 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list