vorliegen

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,131

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

vorliegen is aGermanverb. It means: physisch an einem Ort vorhanden sein Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩]. It ranks #5,131 in German word frequency. Often confused with vorliegt and vorziehen.

Key facts for vorliegen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorliegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,131
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vorliegen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorliegen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,131 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorliegen, with forms such as "ovrliegen", "volriegen", and "vorilegen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "vorliegt", "vorziehen", "vorwiegend", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vorliegen, spelled V-O-R-L-I-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    physisch an einem Ort vorhanden sein
  2. 2
    sich so verhalten

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrliegen,volriegen,vorilegen,vorleigen,vorlieegn,vorliegenn,vorlieggen,vorliegne,vorligeen,vorlliegen,vorrliegen,vroliegen,vvorliegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorliegen

Misspelling Variants of "vorliegen"

ovrliegen9volriegen9vorilegen9vorleigen9vorlieegn9vorliegenn10vorlieggen10vorliegne9
Misspelling Variants of "vorliegen"

Frequency rank: #5,131 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorliegen"?
"vorliegen" is spelled V-O-R-L-I-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩].
What does "vorliegen" mean?
As a verb, "vorliegen" means: physisch an einem Ort vorhanden sein
What words are commonly confused with "vorliegen"?
"vorliegen" is commonly confused with "vorliegt", "vorziehen", "vorwiegend". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorliegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorliegen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorliegen" come from?
"vorliegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.