vorm
[foːɐ̯m]
The verdict
“vorm” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,751
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vor dem
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorm · vorm · German
vorm · rank #4,751 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,751
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Verstorbenen
Nearest frequency peer: Verstorbenen (-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 „vorm“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Vergnügen
Vergnügen
95,253 corpus weight
- versorgt
versorgt
95,252 corpus weight
- Verstorbenen
Verstorbenen
95,251 corpus weight
- vorm
vorm
95,250 corpus weight
- what
what
95,249 corpus weight
- zeichnet
zeichnet
95,247 corpus weight
What this shows „vorm“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | vorm |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [foːɐ̯m] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorm“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around vorm (IPA [foːɐ̯m]), anabbreviation. Corpus frequency is #4,751 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vor dem".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorm, with forms such as "ovrm", "vomr", and "vormm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VR", "Vox", "vos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vorm, spelled V-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1vor dem
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vorm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kind sitzt wiedermal vorm Fernseher.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ovrm
- vomr
- vormm
- vorrm
- vrom
- vvorm
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorm - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorm", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).