Vorgängern
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐn]
The verdict
“Vorgängern” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,853
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vorgänger
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorgangern · Vorgängern · German
Vorgängern · rank #29,853 · 16 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,853
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH vorgeschoben
Nearest frequency peer: vorgeschoben (-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 „Vorgängern“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Verteiler
Verteiler
70,151 corpus weight
- Volkslieder
Volkslieder
70,150 corpus weight
- vorgeschoben
vorgeschoben
70,149 corpus weight
- Vorgängern
Vorgängern
70,148 corpus weight
- vorlag
vorlag
70,147 corpus weight
- vorsehen
vorsehen
70,146 corpus weight
What this shows „Vorgängern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Vorgängern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #29,853 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorgängern“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Vorgängern (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,853 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vorgänger".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorgängern, with forms such as "ovrgängern", "vogrängern", and "vorggängern". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorgängers", "Vorgänge", "Vorgänger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vorgängern, spelled V-O-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Vorgänger
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ovrgängern
- vogrängern
- vorggängern
- vorgnägern
- vorgägnern
- vorgänegrn
- vorgängenr
- vorgängernn
- vorgängerrn
- vorgänggern
- vorgängren
- vorgänngern
- vorrgängern
- vorägngern
- vrogängern
- vvorgängern
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorgängern - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vorgängern", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).