voraussichtlich
[foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç]
The verdict
“voraussichtlich” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,129 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,129
- frequency rank, German
- 15
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unter Berücksichtigung bekannter Umstände wahrscheinlich
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | voraussichtlich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #7,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “voraussichtlich” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for voraussichtlich is 15 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,129 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "unter Berücksichtigung bekannter Umstände wahrscheinlich".
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for voraussichtlich, with forms such as "ovraussichtlich", "voarussichtlich", and "vorasusichtlich". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "voraussichtliche", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is voraussichtlich, spelled V-O-R-A-U-S-S-I-C-H-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1unter Berücksichtigung bekannter Umstände wahrscheinlich
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovraussichtlich,voarussichtlich,vorasusichtlich,vorausichtlich,vorausischtlich,vorausscihtlich,voraussicchtlich,voraussichhtlich,voraussichltich,voraussichtilch,voraussichtlcih,voraussichtlicch,voraussichtlichh,voraussichtlihc,voraussichtllich,voraussichttlich,voraussicthlich,voraussihctlich,voraußichtlich,vorraussichtlich,voruassichtlich,vroaussichtlich,vvoraussichtlich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of voraussichtlich - 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.
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 “voraussichtlich”
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-I-C-H-T-L-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “voraussichtliche” - see the side-by-side comparison. voraussichtlich vs voraussichtliche
- 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.