vorletztes

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorletztes” is uncommon German (frequency #88,493 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,493
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte

Key facts for vorletztes
PropertyValue
Headwordvorletztes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,493
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorletztes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vorletztes lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorletztes is uncommon German at frequency #88,493 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vorletztes in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 vorletztes, spelled V-O-R-L-E-T-Z-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte

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 "vorletztes"?
"vorletztes" is spelled V-O-R-L-E-T-Z-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs].
What does "vorletztes" mean?
As an adjective, "vorletztes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorletzte
How do you pronounce "vorletztes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorletztes" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorletztes" come from?
"vorletztes" 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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Using “vorletztes”

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-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlɛt͡stəs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list