vorletzter

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorletzter” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,027. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,027
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorletzter · vorletzter · German

vorletzter · rank #45,027 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,027
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksverräter

Nearest frequency peer: Volksverräter (-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 „vorletzter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorletzter“ 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).

vorletzter vs Verletzte
70% similar
vorletzter vs vorletzte
90% similar
vorletzter vs Verletzten
70% similar

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

Key facts for vorletzter
PropertyValue
Headwordvorletzter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#45,027
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorletzter“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Volksverräter“ (#45,026), „vormaligen“ (#45,028), „vorsätzlichen“ (#45,029). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorletzter“ bei #45,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around vorletzter (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,027 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorletzter, with forms such as "ovrletzter", "volretzter", and "voreltzter". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Verletzte", "vorletzte", "Verletzten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorletzter, spelled V-O-R-L-E-T-Z-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrletzter
  • volretzter
  • voreltzter
  • vorlettzer
  • vorlettzter
  • vorletzetr
  • vorletzterr
  • vorletztre
  • vorletztter
  • vorletzzter
  • vorleztter
  • vorlletzter
  • vorltezter
  • vorrletzter
  • vroletzter
  • vvorletzter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorletzter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovrletzter2volretzter2voreltzter2vorlettzer2vorlettzter1vorletzetr2vorletzterr1vorletztre2
Edit distance from "vorletzter"

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 "vorletzter"?
"vorletzter" is spelled V-O-R-L-E-T-Z-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ].
What does "vorletzter" mean?
As an adjective, "vorletzter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
What words are commonly confused with "vorletzter"?
"vorletzter" is commonly confused with "Verletzte", "vorletzte", "Verletzten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorletzter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorletzter" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorletzter" come from?
"vorletzter" 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 "vorletzter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

vormaligen#45,028Wahlkampfs#45,033verhaftete#45,015wegweisend#45,040

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

verheiraten16 variantsWipperfürth16 variantsWortführer16 variantsüberdrüssig16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list