vorherrschenden

Name: vorherrschenden, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩dən]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩dən]/ adj

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

The verdict

“vorherrschenden” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,191
frequency rank, German: 49,639
“V” headwords: 23
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 vorherrschend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

vorherrschenden vs vorherrschende

93% similar

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

Key facts for vorherrschenden
Property	Value
Headword	vorherrschenden
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩dən]
Letters	15
Frequency rank	#24,191
Misspellings tracked	23
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorherrschenden” 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). vorherrschenden lands here:

#24,191

#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 23 spelling variants around vorherrschenden (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩dən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,191 among 49,639 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorherrschenden, with forms such as "ovrherrschenden", "vohrerrschenden", and "vorehrrschenden". 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, "vorherrschende", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorherrschenden, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrherrschenden,vohrerrschenden,vorehrrschenden,vorherrcshenden,vorherrscchenden,vorherrscehnden,vorherrschednen,vorherrschendden,vorherrschendenn,vorherrschendne,vorherrschenedn,vorherrschennden,vorherrschhenden,vorherrschneden,vorherrshcenden,vorherrsschenden,vorherschenden,vorhersrchenden,vorhherrschenden,vorhrerschenden,vorrherrschenden,vroherrschenden,vvorherrschenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "vorherrschenden"

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 "vorherrschenden"?

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

What does "vorherrschenden" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "vorherrschenden"?

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

How do you pronounce "vorherrschenden"?

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

What language does "vorherrschenden" come from?

"vorherrschenden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “vorherrschenden”

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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩dən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “vorherrschende” - see the side-by-side comparison. vorherrschenden vs vorherrschende
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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.