vormachen

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,354

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

vormachen is aGermanverb. It means: die Handhabung einer Sache vorführen Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩].

Key facts for vormachen
PropertyValue
Headwordvormachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,354
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vormachen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,354 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for vormachen, with forms such as "ovrmachen", "vomrachen", and "voramchen". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 vormachen, spelled V-O-R-M-A-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Handhabung einer Sache vorführen
  2. 2
    jemanden etwas Falsches glauben lassen, jemanden täuschen
  3. 3
    sich selbst etwas Falsches (meist Gutes) glauben lassen
  4. 4
    eine Sache vor einer anderen festmachen, anbringen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrmachen,vomrachen,voramchen,vormacchen,vormacehn,vormachenn,vormachhen,vormachne,vormahcen,vormcahen,vormmachen,vorrmachen,vromachen,vvormachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vormachen

Misspelling Variants of "vormachen"

ovrmachen9vomrachen9voramchen9vormacchen10vormacehn9vormachenn10vormachhen10vormachne9
Misspelling Variants of "vormachen"

Frequency rank: #31,354 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vormachen"?
"vormachen" is spelled V-O-R-M-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩].
What does "vormachen" mean?
As a verb, "vormachen" means: die Handhabung einer Sache vorführen
What are common misspellings of "vormachen"?
Common misspellings include "ovrmachen", "vomrachen", "voramchen", "vormacchen", "vormacehn". The correct spelling is "vormachen".
How do you pronounce "vormachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vormachen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vormachen" come from?
"vormachen" 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.