Vorankommen

[foˈʁanˌkɔmən]

/[foˈʁanˌkɔmən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorankommen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,304. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,304
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Weiterkommen, das vorwärts kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorankommen · Vorankommen · German

Vorankommen · rank #40,304 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,304
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH voranbringen

Nearest frequency peer: voranbringen (-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 „Vorankommen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorankommen“ 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).

Vorankommen vs vorkommen
73% similar
Vorankommen vs vorgekommen
73% similar

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

Key facts for Vorankommen
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorankommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foˈʁanˌkɔmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,304
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorankommen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vorankommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „voranbringen“ (#40,303), „vorschlug“ (#40,305), „vollwertige“ (#40,302). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorankommen“ bei #40,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Vorankommen (IPA [foˈʁanˌkɔmən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,304 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Weiterkommen, das vorwärts kommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorankommen, with forms such as "ovrankommen", "voarnkommen", and "voraknommen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vorkommen", "vorgekommen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vorankommen, spelled V-O-R-A-N-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Weiterkommen, das vorwärts kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Unter den Professorinnen ist die soziale Selektion noch schärfer. Denn eine Frau zu sein erschwert das Vorankommen in der Universität erheblich.“

This word in other languages

progress(English)progrès(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrankommen
  • voarnkommen
  • voraknommen
  • vorankkommen
  • vorankmomen
  • vorankomemn
  • vorankomen
  • vorankommenn
  • vorankommne
  • vorannkommen
  • voranokmmen
  • vornakommen
  • vorrankommen
  • vroankommen
  • vvorankommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorankommen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ovrankommen2voarnkommen2voraknommen2vorankkommen1vorankmomen2vorankomemn2vorankomen1vorankommenn1
Edit distance from "Vorankommen"

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 "Vorankommen"?
"Vorankommen" is spelled V-O-R-A-N-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁanˌkɔmən].
What does "Vorankommen" mean?
As a noun, "Vorankommen" means: das Weiterkommen, das vorwärts kommen
What words are commonly confused with "Vorankommen"?
"Vorankommen" is commonly confused with "vorkommen", "vorgekommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorankommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorankommen" is [foˈʁanˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorankommen" come from?
"Vorankommen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vollwertige#40,302verängstigt#40,295weitläufige#40,315verschönert#40,287

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

vorschlug15 variantsverspeisen15 variantsWilhelmine15 variantsWohnhauses15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list