vormachen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“vormachen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,354 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #31,354
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Handhabung einer Sache vorführen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vormachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,354 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vormachen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vormachen is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vormachen, with forms such as "ovrmachen", "vomrachen", and "voramchen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vormachen, spelled V-O-R-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Handhabung einer Sache vorführen
- 2jemanden etwas Falsches glauben lassen, jemanden täuschen
- 3sich selbst etwas Falsches (meist Gutes) glauben lassen
- 4eine 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
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vormachen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “vormachen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-M-A-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxn̩] (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
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.