vorderen

[ˈfɔʁdəʁən]

/[ˈfɔʁdəʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorderen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,422
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorderen · vorderen · German

vorderen · rank #7,422 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,422
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verweisen

Nearest frequency peer: verweisen (-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 „vorderen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorderen“ 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).

vorderen vs vorgehen
75% similar
vorderen vs vorlesen
75% similar
vorderen vs vorlegen
75% similar

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

Key facts for vorderen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorderen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁdəʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,422
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorderen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „verweisen“ (#7,421), „wachsenden“ (#7,423), „verwandt“ (#7,420). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorderen“ bei #7,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around vorderen (IPA [ˈfɔʁdəʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,422 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorderen, with forms such as "ovrderen", "vodreren", and "vordderen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "vorgehen", "vorlesen", "vorlegen", and more, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorderen, spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrderen
  • vodreren
  • vordderen
  • vordeern
  • vorderenn
  • vorderne
  • vorderren
  • vordreen
  • voredren
  • vorrderen
  • vroderen
  • vvorderen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrderen2vodreren2vordderen1vordeern2vorderenn1vorderne2vorderren1vordreen2
Edit distance from "vorderen"

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 "vorderen"?
"vorderen" is spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁdəʁən].
What does "vorderen" mean?
As an adjective, "vorderen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
What words are commonly confused with "vorderen"?
"vorderen" is commonly confused with "vorgehen", "vorlesen", "vorlegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorderen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorderen" is [ˈfɔʁdəʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorderen" come from?
"vorderen" 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 "vorderen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verwandt#7,420Anführer#7,436ausmacht#7,437befassen#7,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

verweisen12 variantsverleihen12 variantsaussuchen12 variantsSpeicher12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list