voran

[foˈʁan]

/[foˈʁan]/ adv

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The verdict

“voran” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,694
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor jemand oder etwas anderem, an der Spitze

Corpus desk

Index DE-voran · voran · German

voran · rank #3,694 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Villa

Nearest frequency peer: Villa (-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 „voran“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „voran“ 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).

voran vs vorn
80% similar
voran vs vorm
60% similar
voran vs vors
60% similar

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

Key facts for voran
PropertyValue
Headwordvoran
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[foˈʁan]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,694
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „voran“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).voranliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Villa“ (#3,693), „Wahlkampf“ (#3,695), „vierte“ (#3,692). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „voran“ bei #3,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around voran (IPA [foˈʁan]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,694 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for voran, with forms such as "ovran", "voarn", and "vorann". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is voran, spelled V-O-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor jemand oder etwas anderem, an der Spitze
  2. 2
    Bewegungsrichtung nach vorne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Voran die Messdiener, danach der Pfarrer.
  2. Dem Zug voran fuhr ein Polizeiwagen.

This word in other languages

ahead(English)delante(Español)en avant(Français)adiante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovran
  • voarn
  • vorann
  • vorna
  • vorran
  • vroan
  • vvoran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voran - 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.

ovran2voarn2vorann1vorna2vorran1vroan2vvoran1
Edit distance from "voran"

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 "voran"?
"voran" is spelled V-O-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁan].
What does "voran" mean?
As an adverb, "voran" means: vor jemand oder etwas anderem, an der Spitze
What words are commonly confused with "voran"?
"voran" 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 "voran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voran" is [foˈʁan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voran" come from?
"voran" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Villa#3,693wählt#3,697Stock#3,686Chris#3,715

Similar misspelling depth

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

Level7 variantsKrone7 variantsEvent7 variantsgewinne7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list