Vorhersage

[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə]

/[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorhersage” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,120
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Aussage über etwas, das in Zukunft sein wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorhersage · Vorhersage · German

Vorhersage · rank #20,120 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,120
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vollzug

Nearest frequency peer: Vollzug (-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 „Vorhersage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorhersage“ 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).

Vorhersage vs Vorhersagen
91% similar
Vorhersage vs vorherige
70% similar

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

Key facts for Vorhersage
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorhersage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,120
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorhersage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vorhersageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vollzug“ (#20,119), „wait“ (#20,121), „verziehen“ (#20,118). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorhersage“ bei #20,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Vorhersage (IPA [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,120 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Aussage über etwas, das in Zukunft sein wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorhersage, with forms such as "ovrhersage", "vohrersage", and "vorehrsage". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorhersagen", "vorherige", 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 Vorhersage, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-S-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Aussage über etwas, das in Zukunft sein wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vorhersage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Eine Vorhersage darüber, wie sich die Verhältnisse langfristig entwickeln werden, erscheint sehr gewagt.
  2. „Zu glauben, die Lehren der Vergangenheit zur Vorhersage der Zukunft nutzen zu können, ist genauso falsch, wie zu glauben, sie nicht zur Vorsorge nutzen zu müssen.“

Synonyms

PrädiktionPrognoseVoraussage

Antonyms

Retrognose

This word in other languages

prediction(English)pronóstico(Español)prévision(Français)predição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrhersage
  • vohrersage
  • vorehrsage
  • vorherasge
  • vorherrsage
  • vorhersaeg
  • vorhersagge
  • vorhersgae
  • vorherssage
  • vorhesrage
  • vorhhersage
  • vorhresage
  • vorrhersage
  • vrohersage
  • vvorhersage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrhersage2vohrersage2vorehrsage2vorherasge2vorherrsage1vorhersaeg2vorhersagge1vorhersgae2
Edit distance from "Vorhersage"

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 "Vorhersage"?
"Vorhersage" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-S-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə].
What does "Vorhersage" mean?
As a noun, "Vorhersage" means: eine Aussage über etwas, das in Zukunft sein wird
What words are commonly confused with "Vorhersage"?
"Vorhersage" is commonly confused with "Vorhersagen", "vorherige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorhersage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorhersage" is [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌzaːɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorhersage" come from?
"Vorhersage" 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 "Vorhersage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vertiefung#20,115verrückter#20,113Vermietung#20,111zufälligen#20,137

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list