vorgeht

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,985

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

vorgeht is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgehen Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt]. Often confused with vorgibt and vornehm.

Key facts for vorgeht
PropertyValue
Headwordvorgeht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,985
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorgeht is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,985 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorgeht, with forms such as "ovrgeht", "vogreht", and "voreght". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "vorgibt", "vornehm", "vorlegt", and more, 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 vorgeht, spelled V-O-R-G-E-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrgeht,vogreht,voreght,vorgehht,vorgehtt,vorgeth,vorggeht,vorghet,vorrgeht,vrogeht,vvorgeht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorgeht

Misspelling Variants of "vorgeht"

ovrgeht7vogreht7voreght7vorgehht8vorgehtt8vorgeth7vorggeht8vorghet7
Misspelling Variants of "vorgeht"

Frequency rank: #14,985 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorgeht"?
"vorgeht" is spelled V-O-R-G-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt].
What does "vorgeht" mean?
As a verb, "vorgeht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgehen
What words are commonly confused with "vorgeht"?
"vorgeht" is commonly confused with "vorgibt", "vornehm", "vorlegt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorgeht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorgeht" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorgeht" come from?
"vorgeht" 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.