vorherrschende

Name: vorherrschende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩də]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩də]/ adj

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

The verdict

“vorherrschende” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,394
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vorherrschende vs vorherrschenden

93% similar

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

Key facts for vorherrschende
Property	Value
Headword	vorherrschende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩də]
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#25,394
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorherrschende” 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). vorherrschende lands here:

#25,394

#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 21 spelling variants around vorherrschende (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩də]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #25,394 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorherrschende, with forms such as "ovrherrschende", "vohrerrschende", and "vorehrrschende". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vorherrschenden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorherrschende, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

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Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
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Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrherrschende,vohrerrschende,vorehrrschende,vorherrcshende,vorherrscchende,vorherrscehnde,vorherrschedne,vorherrschendde,vorherrschened,vorherrschennde,vorherrschhende,vorherrschnede,vorherrshcende,vorherrsschende,vorherschende,vorhersrchende,vorhherrschende,vorhrerschende,vorrherrschende,vroherrschende,vvorherrschende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorherrschende - 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 "vorherrschende"

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 "vorherrschende"?

"vorherrschende" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩də].

What does "vorherrschende" mean?

As an adjective, "vorherrschende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorherrschend

What words are commonly confused with "vorherrschende"?

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

How do you pronounce "vorherrschende"?

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

What language does "vorherrschende" come from?

"vorherrschende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “vorherrschende”

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

The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “vorherrschenden” - see the side-by-side comparison. vorherrschende vs vorherrschenden
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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.