Vorbehalt

[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhalt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhalt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorbehalt” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,206. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,206
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bedenken/Einschränkung/Einwand gegen etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbehalt · Vorbehalt · German

Vorbehalt · rank #22,206 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,206
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollziehen

Nearest frequency peer: vollziehen (-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 „Vorbehalt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorbehalt“ 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).

Vorbehalt vs Vorbehalte
90% similar
Vorbehalt vs vorbehalten
73% similar

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

Key facts for Vorbehalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorbehalt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhalt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,206
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorbehalt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vorbehaltliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vollziehen“ (#22,205), „vorbereitete“ (#22,207), „Volksbegehren“ (#22,204). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorbehalt“ bei #22,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vorbehalt (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhalt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,206 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bedenken/Einschränkung/Einwand gegen etwas".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorbehalt, with forms such as "ovrbehalt", "vobrehalt", and "vorbbehalt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorbehalte", "vorbehalten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Vorbehalt, spelled V-O-R-B-E-H-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bedenken/Einschränkung/Einwand gegen etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Vorgesetzter teilte mir mit, mich unter Vorbehalt [= sofern es keine anderen Entwicklungen gibt] zu befördern.
  2. „Von den Vorbehalten des Sulpiz Boisserée aber ließ sich Bertram nicht entmutigen.“

Synonyms

BedenkenEinschränkungEinwandRessentiment

This word in other languages

reservation(English)reserva(Español)réserve(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrbehalt
  • vobrehalt
  • vorbbehalt
  • vorbeahlt
  • vorbehallt
  • vorbehaltt
  • vorbehatl
  • vorbehhalt
  • vorbehlat
  • vorbhealt
  • vorebhalt
  • vorrbehalt
  • vrobehalt
  • vvorbehalt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrbehalt2vobrehalt2vorbbehalt1vorbeahlt2vorbehallt1vorbehaltt1vorbehatl2vorbehhalt1
Edit distance from "Vorbehalt"

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 "Vorbehalt"?
"Vorbehalt" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-H-A-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhalt].
What does "Vorbehalt" mean?
As a noun, "Vorbehalt" means: Bedenken/Einschränkung/Einwand gegen etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Vorbehalt"?
"Vorbehalt" is commonly confused with "Vorbehalte", "vorbehalten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorbehalt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorbehalt" is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhalt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorbehalt" come from?
"Vorbehalt" 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 "Vorbehalt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

visuellen#22,203versinken#22,197verkürzte#22,193Zerstörer#22,224

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verbrannte14 variantsZeitzeugen14 variantsüberreichte14 variantstolerieren14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list