Vorgänger
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]
The verdict
“Vorgänger” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,130
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die jemandes Amt, Stellung oder Ähnliches zuvor innehatte
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorgänger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,130 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vorgänger” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vorgänger (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,130 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorgänger, with forms such as "ovrgänger", "vogränger", and "vorggänger". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorhänge", "Vorgangs", "Vorgängers", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vorgänger, spelled V-O-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die jemandes Amt, Stellung oder Ähnliches zuvor innehatte
- 2die nächstkleinere Zahl in einer gegebenen Menge (meist der ganzen Zahlen)
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrgänger,vogränger,vorggänger,vorgnäger,vorgägner,vorgänegr,vorgängerr,vorgängger,vorgängre,vorgännger,vorrgänger,vorägnger,vrogänger,vvorgänger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorgänger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Vorgänger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Vorhänge” - see the side-by-side comparison. Vorgänger vs Vorhänge
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.