vorherige

[foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]

/[foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorherige” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,627
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorherige · vorherige · German

vorherige · rank #12,627 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,627
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorfälle

Nearest frequency peer: Vorfälle (-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 „vorherige“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorherige“ 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).

vorherige vs vorzeige
78% similar
vorherige vs vorherigen
90% similar
vorherige vs Vorhersage
70% similar

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

Key facts for vorherige
PropertyValue
Headwordvorherige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,627
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorherige“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vorherigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorfälle“ (#12,626), „Vorsatz“ (#12,628), „Volt“ (#12,625). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorherige“ bei #12,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around vorherige (IPA [foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,627 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorherige, with forms such as "ovrherige", "vohrerige", and "vorehrige". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vorzeige", "vorherigen", "Vorhersage", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vorherige, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrherige
  • vohrerige
  • vorehrige
  • vorheirge
  • vorhergie
  • vorherieg
  • vorherigge
  • vorherrige
  • vorhherige
  • vorhreige
  • vorrherige
  • vroherige
  • vvorherige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorherige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovrherige2vohrerige2vorehrige2vorheirge2vorhergie2vorherieg2vorherigge1vorherrige1
Edit distance from "vorherige"

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 "vorherige"?
"vorherige" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə].
What does "vorherige" mean?
As an adjective, "vorherige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherig
What words are commonly confused with "vorherige"?
"vorherige" is commonly confused with "vorzeige", "vorherigen", "Vorhersage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorherige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorherige" is [foːɐ̯ˈheːʁɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorherige" come from?
"vorherige" 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 "vorherige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

virtuelle#12,623verwundet#12,621verfassen#12,615Verbänden#12,614

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

virtuellen13 variantsVertrags13 variantsZentrums13 variantsüberholen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list