vorletzte
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stə]
The verdict
“vorletzte” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,365 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #23,365
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einer Reihe oder Folge sich auf dem Platz befindend, für den es genau nur noch einen Nachfolger gibt; dem letzten vorangehend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorletzte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #23,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorletzte” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vorletzte is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stə]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,365 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorletzte, with forms such as "ovrletzte", "volretzte", and "voreltzte". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "vorletzten", "vorletzter", "verletzt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 vorletzte, spelled V-O-R-L-E-T-Z-T-E.
Definition
- 1in einer Reihe oder Folge sich auf dem Platz befindend, für den es genau nur noch einen Nachfolger gibt; dem letzten vorangehend
- 2vor dem genannten/gemeinten gerade abgeschlossenen Zeitraum liegend, der der letzte war
- 3dasjenige, außer dem dann nur noch ein Exemplar übrig ist
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrletzte,volretzte,voreltzte,vorlettze,vorlettzte,vorletzet,vorletztte,vorletzzte,vorleztte,vorlletzte,vorltezte,vorrletzte,vroletzte,vvorletzte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorletzte - 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.
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.
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Using “vorletzte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-L-E-T-Z-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vorletzten” - see the side-by-side comparison. vorletzte vs vorletzten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.