vorbeiziehen
[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌt͡siːən]
The verdict
“vorbeiziehen” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,108. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,108
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich an jemandem oder etwas vorbei bewegen, der/das selbst still stehen bleibt ( in einem sich bewegenden Fahrzeug sein, während sich die Aussicht deshalb verändert, weil man sich fortbewegt) sich ...
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 | vorbeiziehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌt͡siːən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #47,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorbeiziehen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around vorbeiziehen (IPA [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌt͡siːən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,108 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorbeiziehen, with forms such as "ovrbeiziehen", "vobreiziehen", and "vorbbeiziehen". 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, "vorbeigehen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorbeiziehen, spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-Z-I-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich an jemandem oder etwas vorbei bewegen, der/das selbst still stehen bleibt ( in einem sich bewegenden Fahrzeug sein, während sich die Aussicht deshalb verändert, weil man sich fortbewegt) sich vor dem Fenster/Ausblick verändern
- 2mit etwas ein Hindernis durch Ziehen umgehen, an Hindernissen vorbei führen, durch Streckenführung entlang laufen, angelegt sein
- 3jemanden überholen, indem man schneller ist und denjenigen hinter sich lässt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrbeiziehen,vobreiziehen,vorbbeiziehen,vorbeiizehen,vorbeizeihen,vorbeizieehn,vorbeiziehenn,vorbeiziehhen,vorbeiziehne,vorbeiziheen,vorbeizziehen,vorbeziiehen,vorbieziehen,vorebiziehen,vorrbeiziehen,vrobeiziehen,vvorbeiziehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorbeiziehen - 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 “vorbeiziehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-B-E-I-Z-I-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌt͡siːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vorbeigehen” - see the side-by-side comparison. vorbeiziehen vs vorbeigehen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.