voreilig

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯lɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,465

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

voreilig is anGermanadj. It means: zu schnell (eilig), ohne sich Zeit zum Nachdenken zu geben Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯lɪç]. Often confused with vorzeitig.

Key facts for voreilig
PropertyValue
Headwordvoreilig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯lɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,465
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of voreilig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for voreilig is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯lɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,465 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu schnell (eilig), ohne sich Zeit zum Nachdenken zu geben".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for voreilig, with forms such as "ovreilig", "voerilig", and "voreiilg". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vorzeitig", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is voreilig, spelled V-O-R-E-I-L-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu schnell (eilig), ohne sich Zeit zum Nachdenken zu geben

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovreilig,voerilig,voreiilg,voreilgi,voreiligg,voreillig,voreliig,vorielig,vorreilig,vroeilig,vvoreilig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for voreilig

Misspelling Variants of "voreilig"

ovreilig8voerilig8voreiilg8voreilgi8voreiligg9voreillig9voreliig8vorielig8
Misspelling Variants of "voreilig"

Frequency rank: #28,465 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voreilig"?
"voreilig" is spelled V-O-R-E-I-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯lɪç].
What does "voreilig" mean?
As an adj, "voreilig" means: zu schnell (eilig), ohne sich Zeit zum Nachdenken zu geben
What words are commonly confused with "voreilig"?
"voreilig" is commonly confused with "vorzeitig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "voreilig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voreilig" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaɪ̯lɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voreilig" come from?
"voreilig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.