Vorname

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,356

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Vorname is aGermannoun. It means: ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]. Often confused with vorne and Vorräte.

Key facts for Vorname
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorname
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,356
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorname is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,356 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vorname, with forms such as "ovrname", "vonrame", and "voranme". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vorne", "Vorräte", "Vornamen", 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 Vorname, spelled V-O-R-N-A-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrname,vonrame,voranme,vornaem,vornamme,vornmae,vornname,vorrname,vroname,vvorname

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vorname

Misspelling Variants of "Vorname"

ovrname7vonrame7voranme7vornaem7vornamme8vornmae7vornname8vorrname8
Misspelling Variants of "Vorname"

Frequency rank: #11,356 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorname"?
"Vorname" is spelled V-O-R-N-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə].
What does "Vorname" mean?
As a noun, "Vorname" means: ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name
What words are commonly confused with "Vorname"?
"Vorname" is commonly confused with "vorne", "Vorräte", "Vornamen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorname"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorname" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorname" come from?
"Vorname" 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.