vorausschauend
[foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ənt]
The verdict
“vorausschauend” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #43,614 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #43,614
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Blick in die Zukunft agierend, sich durch Weitsichtigkeit auszeichnend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorausschauend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ənt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #43,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorausschauend” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vorausschauend is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ənt]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,614 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit Blick in die Zukunft agierend, sich durch Weitsichtigkeit auszeichnend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorausschauend, with forms such as "ovrausschauend", "voarusschauend", and "vorasuschauend". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorausschauend, spelled V-O-R-A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1mit Blick in die Zukunft agierend, sich durch Weitsichtigkeit auszeichnend
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrausschauend,voarusschauend,vorasuschauend,vorauschauend,vorauscshauend,vorausscahuend,vorausscchauend,vorausschaeund,vorausschauedn,vorausschauendd,vorausschauennd,vorausschauned,vorausschhauend,vorausschuaend,vorausshcauend,voraußchauend,vorrausschauend,voruasschauend,vroausschauend,vvorausschauend
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorausschauend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “vorausschauend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ənt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.