vorgekommen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorgekommen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,875
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorgekommen · vorgekommen · German

vorgekommen · rank #16,875 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,875
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollends

Nearest frequency peer: vollends (-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 „vorgekommen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vorgekommen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vorgekommen vs vorkommen
82% similar
vorgekommen vs vorgenommen
91% similar
vorgekommen vs vorgenommene
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vorgekommen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorgekommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,875
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorgekommen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorgekommenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vollends“ (#16,874), „vorgeschriebenen“ (#16,876), „Viertelstunde“ (#16,873). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorgekommen“ bei #16,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around vorgekommen (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,875 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorkommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorgekommen, with forms such as "ovrgekommen", "vogrekommen", and "voregkommen". 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 also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "vorkommen", "vorgenommen", "vorgenommene", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorgekommen, spelled V-O-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorkommen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrgekommen
  • vogrekommen
  • voregkommen
  • vorgekkommen
  • vorgekmomen
  • vorgekomemn
  • vorgekomen
  • vorgekommenn
  • vorgekommne
  • vorgeokmmen
  • vorggekommen
  • vorgkeommen
  • vorrgekommen
  • vrogekommen
  • vvorgekommen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorgekommen - 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.

ovrgekommen2vogrekommen2voregkommen2vorgekkommen1vorgekmomen2vorgekomemn2vorgekomen1vorgekommenn1
Edit distance from "vorgekommen"

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

How do you spell "vorgekommen"?
"vorgekommen" is spelled V-O-R-G-E-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən].
What does "vorgekommen" mean?
As a verb, "vorgekommen" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vorkommen
What words are commonly confused with "vorgekommen"?
"vorgekommen" is commonly confused with "vorkommen", "vorgenommen", "vorgenommene". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorgekommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorgekommen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorgekommen" come from?
"vorgekommen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorgekommen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vertretenen#16,872Wartezeiten#16,878verlängerte#16,869Zeigefinger#16,884

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

abzulenken15 variantsStädtchen15 variantsanspricht15 variantsanständige15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list