Vorbestimmung
[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɪmʊŋ]
The verdict
“Vorbestimmung” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bestimmung im Vorwege; Festlegung zukünftiger Ereignisse; Vorherbestimmung des Schicksals eines Einzelnen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorbestimmung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɪmʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vorbestimmung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vorbestimmung is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɪmʊŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Bestimmung im Vorwege; Festlegung zukünftiger Ereignisse; Vorherbestimmung des Schicksals eines Einzelnen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Vorbestimmung in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vorbestimmung, spelled V-O-R-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Bestimmung im Vorwege; Festlegung zukünftiger Ereignisse; Vorherbestimmung des Schicksals eines Einzelnen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Vorbestimmung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.