vorbeikommen

[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkɔmən]

/[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorbeikommen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,767. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,767
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kommen und dann wieder gehen, nur kurz besuchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbeikommen · vorbeikommen · German

vorbeikommen · rank #17,767 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,767
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollbracht

Nearest frequency peer: vollbracht (-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 „vorbeikommen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorbeikommen“ 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).

vorbeikommen vs vorgekommen
83% similar
vorbeikommen vs vorbeikommt
83% similar
vorbeikommen vs vorbeigekommen
86% similar

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

Key facts for vorbeikommen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbeikommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkɔmən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#17,767
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorbeikommen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vollbracht“ (#17,766), „Vorführung“ (#17,768), „vorgelesen“ (#17,769). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbeikommen“ bei #17,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around vorbeikommen (IPA [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,767 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kommen und dann wieder gehen, nur kurz besuchen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorbeikommen, with forms such as "ovrbeikommen", "vobreikommen", and "vorbbeikommen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "vorgekommen", "vorbeikommt", "vorbeigekommen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorbeikommen, spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kommen und dann wieder gehen, nur kurz besuchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch internationale Gäste kommen vorbei auf dem Weg nach Rom oder im Rahmen eines Tagesausflugs von den nahe gelegenen Angeboten zum Landurlaub.“
  2. „Mahaney unterstützt die These, dass das karthagische Heer hier vorbeigekommen sei.“

This word in other languages

drop by(English)visitar(Español)passer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrbeikommen
  • vobreikommen
  • vorbbeikommen
  • vorbeikkommen
  • vorbeikmomen
  • vorbeikomemn
  • vorbeikomen
  • vorbeikommenn
  • vorbeikommne
  • vorbeiokmmen
  • vorbekiommen
  • vorbiekommen
  • vorebikommen
  • vorrbeikommen
  • vrobeikommen
  • vvorbeikommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrbeikommen2vobreikommen2vorbbeikommen1vorbeikkommen1vorbeikmomen2vorbeikomemn2vorbeikomen1vorbeikommenn1
Edit distance from "vorbeikommen"

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 "vorbeikommen"?
"vorbeikommen" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkɔmən].
What does "vorbeikommen" mean?
As a verb, "vorbeikommen" means: kommen und dann wieder gehen, nur kurz besuchen
What words are commonly confused with "vorbeikommen"?
"vorbeikommen" is commonly confused with "vorgekommen", "vorbeikommt", "vorbeigekommen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorbeikommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbeikommen" is [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbeikommen" come from?
"vorbeikommen" 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 "vorbeikommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wirtschaften#17,779zurückzahlen#17,784Altersgruppe#17,798Arbeitgebern#17,806

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Vorführung16 variantswechselnde16 variantsWeltrekord16 variantsverlockend16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list