vorbestraft

[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtʁaːft]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtʁaːft]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorbestraft” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,464
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - früher bereits gerichtlich verurteilt seiend

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbestraft · vorbestraft · German

vorbestraft · rank #28,464 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,464
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorausgegangen

Nearest frequency peer: vorausgegangen (-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 „vorbestraft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorbestraft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorbestraft
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbestraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtʁaːft]
Letters11
Frequency rank#28,464
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorbestraft“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorbestraftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorausgegangen“ (#28,463), „voreilig“ (#28,465), „Vokabular“ (#28,462). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbestraft“ bei #28,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around vorbestraft (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtʁaːft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,464 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "früher bereits gerichtlich verurteilt seiend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorbestraft, with forms such as "ovrbestraft", "vobrestraft", and "vorbbestraft". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorbestraft, spelled V-O-R-B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    früher bereits gerichtlich verurteilt seiend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Angeklagte ist bereits mehrfach wegen Körperverletzung vorbestraft.
  2. Für die vorbestrafte Verdächtige wurde Haftbefehl beantragt.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrbestraft
  • vobrestraft
  • vorbbestraft
  • vorbesrtaft
  • vorbesstraft
  • vorbestarft
  • vorbestrafft
  • vorbestraftt
  • vorbestratf
  • vorbestrfat
  • vorbestrraft
  • vorbesttraft
  • vorbetsraft
  • vorbsetraft
  • vorebstraft
  • vorrbestraft
  • vrobestraft
  • vvorbestraft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrbestraft2vobrestraft2vorbbestraft1vorbesrtaft2vorbesstraft1vorbestarft2vorbestrafft1vorbestraftt1
Edit distance from "vorbestraft"

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 "vorbestraft"?
"vorbestraft" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-S-T-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtʁaːft].
What does "vorbestraft" mean?
As an adjective, "vorbestraft" means: früher bereits gerichtlich verurteilt seiend
What are common misspellings of "vorbestraft"?
Common misspellings include "ovrbestraft", "vobrestraft", "vorbbestraft", "vorbesrtaft", "vorbesstraft". The correct spelling is "vorbestraft".
How do you pronounce "vorbestraft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbestraft" is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtʁaːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbestraft" come from?
"vorbestraft" 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 "vorbestraft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

vertrauliche18 variantswiederbelebt18 variantsvereinfachte18 variantszurücklassen18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list