Vorentscheidung
[ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]
The verdict
“Vorentscheidung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #36,110 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,110
- frequency rank, German
- 15
- letters
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wegweisender Beschluss, der zwar nicht der eigentlichen Sache gilt, aber einen Weg zu einem solchen nachfolgenden Beschluss ebnet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorentscheidung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #36,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vorentscheidung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vorentscheidung is 15 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,110 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorentscheidung, with forms such as "ovrentscheidung", "voerntscheidung", and "vorenntscheidung". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Vorentscheidung, spelled V-O-R-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1wegweisender Beschluss, der zwar nicht der eigentlichen Sache gilt, aber einen Weg zu einem solchen nachfolgenden Beschluss ebnet
- 2Zwischenergebnis, das das endgültige Endergebnis erahnen lässt
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrentscheidung,voerntscheidung,vorenntscheidung,vorenstcheidung,vorentcsheidung,vorentsccheidung,vorentscehidung,vorentschediung,vorentscheiddung,vorentscheidnug,vorentscheidugn,vorentscheidungg,vorentscheidunng,vorentscheiudng,vorentschheidung,vorentschiedung,vorentshceidung,vorentsscheidung,vorenttscheidung,voretnscheidung,vornetscheidung,vorrentscheidung,vroentscheidung,vvorentscheidung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorentscheidung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Vorentscheidung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-E-N-T-S-C-H-E-I-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛntˌʃaɪ̯dʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.