vorhergehenden

Name: vorhergehenden, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩]

/[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“vorhergehenden” has 22 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,190
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vorhergehenden vs vorübergehenden

87% similar

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

Key facts for vorhergehenden
Property	Value
Headword	vorhergehenden
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#24,190
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorhergehenden” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vorhergehenden lands here:

#24,190

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around vorhergehenden (IPA [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,190 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorhergehenden, with forms such as "ovrhergehenden", "vohrergehenden", and "vorehrgehenden". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vorübergehenden", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorhergehenden, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
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Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrhergehenden,vohrergehenden,vorehrgehenden,vorhegrehenden,vorhereghenden,vorhergeehnden,vorhergehednen,vorhergehendden,vorhergehendenn,vorhergehendne,vorhergehenedn,vorhergehennden,vorhergehhenden,vorhergehneden,vorherggehenden,vorhergheenden,vorherrgehenden,vorhhergehenden,vorhregehenden,vorrhergehenden,vrohergehenden,vvorhergehenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "vorhergehenden"

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 "vorhergehenden"?

"vorhergehenden" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩].

What does "vorhergehenden" mean?

As an adjective, "vorhergehenden" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend

What words are commonly confused with "vorhergehenden"?

"vorhergehenden" is commonly confused with "vorübergehenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "vorhergehenden"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorhergehenden" is [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "vorhergehenden" come from?

"vorhergehenden" 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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Using “vorhergehenden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “vorübergehenden” - see the side-by-side comparison. vorhergehenden vs vorübergehenden
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.