vorhin

[ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]/ adv

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The verdict

“vorhin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,576
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor kurzer Zeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorhin · vorhin · German

vorhin · rank #4,576 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,576
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorhaben

Nearest frequency peer: Vorhaben (-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 „vorhin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorhin“ 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).

vorhin vs vorn
67% similar
vorhin vs Vorhut
50% similar
vorhin vs Vorhof
50% similar

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

Key facts for vorhin
PropertyValue
Headwordvorhin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,576
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorhin“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorhinliegt 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: „Vorhaben“ (#4,575), „Weiten“ (#4,577), „VfB“ (#4,574). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorhin“ bei #4,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around vorhin (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,576 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vor kurzer Zeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorhin, with forms such as "ovrhin", "vohrin", and "vorhhin". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "vorn", "Vorhut", "Vorhof", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorhin, spelled V-O-R-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor kurzer Zeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich habe vorhin gerade erst eine Suppe gegessen, danke, ich habe jetzt keinen Appetit mehr.
  2. Aber ich habe sie doch gerade noch vorhin gesehen!

This word in other languages

recently(English)antes(Español)tout à l’heure(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrhin
  • vohrin
  • vorhhin
  • vorhinn
  • vorhni
  • vorihn
  • vorrhin
  • vrohin
  • vvorhin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrhin2vohrin2vorhhin1vorhinn1vorhni2vorihn2vorrhin1vrohin2
Edit distance from "vorhin"

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 "vorhin"?
"vorhin" is spelled V-O-R-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn].
What does "vorhin" mean?
As an adverb, "vorhin" means: vor kurzer Zeit
What words are commonly confused with "vorhin"?
"vorhin" is commonly confused with "vorn", "Vorhut", "Vorhof". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorhin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorhin" is [ˈfoːɐ̯hɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorhin" come from?
"vorhin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorhin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weiten#4,577Tunnel#4,570Abitur#4,585trafen#4,567

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Treffer9 variantsAutorin9 variantsDusche9 variantspacken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list