vorhanden
[foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩]
The verdict
“vorhanden” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,463 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,463
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf den Zustand der Anwesenheit, Präsenz bezogen
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 | vorhanden |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorhanden” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vorhanden is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,463 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf den Zustand der Anwesenheit, Präsenz bezogen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorhanden, with forms such as "ovrhanden", "vohranden", and "vorahnden". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorhänge", "vorhandene", "Vorständen", 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorhanden, spelled V-O-R-H-A-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1auf den Zustand der Anwesenheit, Präsenz bezogen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrhanden,vohranden,vorahnden,vorhadnen,vorhandden,vorhandenn,vorhandne,vorhanedn,vorhannden,vorhhanden,vorhnaden,vorrhanden,vrohanden,vvorhanden
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorhanden - 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.
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Using “vorhanden”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-H-A-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩] (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. vorhanden vs Vorhänge
- 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.