Vorhang
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaŋ]
The verdict
“Vorhang” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,009. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,009
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein oder mehrere, gegebenenfalls zusammengenähte, Bahnen aus Textil oder anderem Material ursprünglich zum Davorhängen, zum Bedecken von Raumöffnungen, zum Aufteilen, Abteilen von Räumen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorhang · Vorhang · German
Vorhang · rank #10,009 · 11 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,009
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Vorgehensweise
Nearest frequency peer: Vorgehensweise (-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 „Vorhang“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Viren
Viren
89,995 corpus weight
- Vogt
Vogt
89,994 corpus weight
- Vorgehenswe…
Vorgehensweise
89,993 corpus weight
- Vorhang
Vorhang
89,992 corpus weight
- Vornamen
Vornamen
89,991 corpus weight
- wacht
wacht
89,990 corpus weight
What this shows „Vorhang“ 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 | Vorhang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorhang“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vorhang (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,009 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorhang, with forms such as "ovrhang", "vohrang", and "vorahng". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "vorhin", "Vortag", "vorlag", 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vorhang, spelled V-O-R-H-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1ein oder mehrere, gegebenenfalls zusammengenähte, Bahnen aus Textil oder anderem Material ursprünglich zum Davorhängen, zum Bedecken von Raumöffnungen, zum Aufteilen, Abteilen von Räumen
- 2Sichtschutz für die Bühne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorhang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Umzug hat gut geklappt. Uns fehlen nur noch Vorhänge für das Wohnzimmer.
„Und als es still bleibt über ihm, blickt er auf, aber der Vorhang der Sänfte, durch den der Heilige Vater zu ihm gesprochen hat, ist zugezogen worden.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ovrhang
- vohrang
- vorahng
- vorhagn
- vorhangg
- vorhanng
- vorhhang
- vorhnag
- vorrhang
- vrohang
- vvorhang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorhang - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vorhang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).