Vorjahr

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːɐ̯]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorjahr” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,375
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das vorhergehende Jahr

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorjahr · Vorjahr · German

Vorjahr · rank #6,375 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,375
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vol

Nearest frequency peer: vol (-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 „Vorjahr“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorjahr“ 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).

Vorjahr vs vorsah
57% similar
Vorjahr vs Vorwahl
71% similar
Vorjahr vs vornahm
57% similar

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

Key facts for Vorjahr
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorjahr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːɐ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,375
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorjahr“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vorjahrliegt 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: „vol“ (#6,374), „Welten“ (#6,376), „victor“ (#6,373). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorjahr“ bei #6,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vorjahr (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,375 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das vorhergehende Jahr".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorjahr, with forms such as "ovrjahr", "vojrahr", and "vorajhr". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vorsah", "Vorwahl", "vornahm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vorjahr, spelled V-O-R-J-A-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das vorhergehende Jahr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr geht es der Wirtschaft schlechter.
  2. „Trotz aller Anstrengung ging der Marsch langsamer als im Vorjahre vonstatten.“

Antonyms

Folgejahr

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrjahr
  • vojrahr
  • vorajhr
  • vorjahhr
  • vorjahrr
  • vorjarh
  • vorjhar
  • vorjjahr
  • vorrjahr
  • vrojahr
  • vvorjahr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrjahr2vojrahr2vorajhr2vorjahhr1vorjahrr1vorjarh2vorjhar2vorjjahr1
Edit distance from "Vorjahr"

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 "Vorjahr"?
"Vorjahr" is spelled V-O-R-J-A-H-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːɐ̯].
What does "Vorjahr" mean?
As a noun, "Vorjahr" means: das vorhergehende Jahr
What words are commonly confused with "Vorjahr"?
"Vorjahr" is commonly confused with "vorsah", "Vorwahl", "vornahm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorjahr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorjahr" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌjaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorjahr" come from?
"Vorjahr" 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 "Vorjahr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Apotheke11 variantsaufweisen11 variantsDenkmal11 variantsEwigkeit11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list