vorab

[foːɐ̯ˈʔap]

/[foːɐ̯ˈʔap]/ adv

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The verdict

“vorab” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,875
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bevor etwas anderes geschieht oder bevor etwas zu einem bestimmten Termin vorgesehen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorab · vorab · German

vorab · rank #6,875 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,875
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollem

Nearest frequency peer: vollem (-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 „vorab“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorab“ 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).

vorab vs vorn
60% similar
vorab vs vorm
60% similar
vorab vs vors
60% similar

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

Key facts for vorab
PropertyValue
Headwordvorab
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈʔap]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,875
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorab“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorabliegt 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: „vollem“ (#6,874), „Vorbereitungen“ (#6,876), „verweigert“ (#6,873). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorab“ bei #6,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vorab (IPA [foːɐ̯ˈʔap]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #6,875 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "bevor etwas anderes geschieht oder bevor etwas zu einem bestimmten Termin vorgesehen ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorab, with forms such as "ovrab", "voarb", and "vorabb". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "vorn", "vorm", "vors", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorab, spelled V-O-R-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    bevor etwas anderes geschieht oder bevor etwas zu einem bestimmten Termin vorgesehen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Manuela kannte die Pläne schon vorab.
  2. Vorab möchten wir Sie informieren, dass es um 15 Uhr eine Pressekonferenz geben wird.

Antonyms

imNachhineinverspätet

This word in other languages

au préalable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrab
  • voarb
  • vorabb
  • vorba
  • vorrab
  • vroab
  • vvorab

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrab2voarb2vorabb1vorba2vorrab1vroab2vvorab1
Edit distance from "vorab"

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 "vorab"?
"vorab" is spelled V-O-R-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈʔap].
What does "vorab" mean?
As an adverb, "vorab" means: bevor etwas anderes geschieht oder bevor etwas zu einem bestimmten Termin vorgesehen ist
What words are commonly confused with "vorab"?
"vorab" is commonly confused with "vorn", "vorm", "vors". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorab" is [foːɐ̯ˈʔap]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorab" come from?
"vorab" 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 "vorab", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

worum#6,880Toren#6,863alpha#6,889Busch#6,902

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vollem7 variantsroter7 variantspoint7 variantsfocus7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list