vorbehalten

[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhaltn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhaltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorbehalten” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,992
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem oder sich selbst eine bestimmte Handlung/Maßnahme (für die Zukunft) offenlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbehalten · vorbehalten · German

vorbehalten · rank #6,992 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,992
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollendet

Nearest frequency peer: vollendet (-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 „vorbehalten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorbehalten“ 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).

vorbehalten vs Vorhalten
73% similar
vorbehalten vs vorgehalten
91% similar
vorbehalten vs Vorbehalt
73% similar

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

Key facts for vorbehalten
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbehalten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhaltn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#6,992
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorbehalten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vollendet“ (#6,991), „Victoria“ (#6,990), „Weisheit“ (#6,994). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbehalten“ bei #6,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around vorbehalten (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhaltn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,992 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorbehalten, with forms such as "ovrbehalten", "vobrehalten", and "vorbbehalten". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorhalten", "vorgehalten", "Vorbehalt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorbehalten, spelled V-O-R-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem oder sich selbst eine bestimmte Handlung/Maßnahme (für die Zukunft) offenlassen
  2. 2
    mit Dativ und Akkusativ, veraltend: ersparen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich behalte mir vor, später einmal auf dein Angebot zurückzukommen.
  2. Das Gericht behielt den Schöffen das Urteil vor.

This word in other languages

reserve(English)reservar(Español)réserver(Français)reservar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrbehalten
  • vobrehalten
  • vorbbehalten
  • vorbeahlten
  • vorbehaletn
  • vorbehallten
  • vorbehaltenn
  • vorbehaltne
  • vorbehaltten
  • vorbehatlen
  • vorbehhalten
  • vorbehlaten
  • vorbhealten
  • vorebhalten
  • vorrbehalten
  • vrobehalten
  • vvorbehalten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorbehalten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovrbehalten2vobrehalten2vorbbehalten1vorbeahlten2vorbehaletn2vorbehallten1vorbehaltenn1vorbehaltne2
Edit distance from "vorbehalten"

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 "vorbehalten"?
"vorbehalten" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-H-A-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhaltn̩].
What does "vorbehalten" mean?
As a verb, "vorbehalten" means: jemandem oder sich selbst eine bestimmte Handlung/Maßnahme (für die Zukunft) offenlassen
What words are commonly confused with "vorbehalten"?
"vorbehalten" is commonly confused with "Vorhalten", "vorgehalten", "Vorbehalt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorbehalten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbehalten" is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhaltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbehalten" come from?
"vorbehalten" 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 "vorbehalten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Verteidiger#6,989Überprüfung#7,000Ankündigung#7,004Betrachtung#7,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Standpunkt17 variantsSelbstmord17 variantsmissbraucht17 variantsGottesdienst17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list