Vorname

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorname” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,356. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,356
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorname · Vorname · German

Vorname · rank #11,356 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,356
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorbilder

Nearest frequency peer: Vorbilder (-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 „Vorname“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorname“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Vorname vs vorne
57% similar
Vorname vs Vorräte
57% similar
Vorname vs Vornamen
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorname“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vornameliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorbilder“ (#11,355), „Vorschrift“ (#11,357), „volles“ (#11,354). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorname“ bei #11,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Vorname (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌnaːmə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,356 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorname, with forms such as "ovrname", "vonrame", and "voranme". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vorne", "Vorräte", "Vornamen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vorname, spelled V-O-R-N-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein von den Eltern individuell ausgesuchter Name

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vorname appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Nobelpreisträger Einstein hieß mit Vornamen Albert.
  2. Es gibt Vornamen, die sind eine lebenslange Strafe.

Antonyms

FamiliennameNachname

This word in other languages

first name(English)nombre de pila(Español)prénom(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrname
  • vonrame
  • voranme
  • vornaem
  • vornamme
  • vornmae
  • vornname
  • vorrname
  • vroname
  • vvorname

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorname - 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.

ovrname2vonrame2voranme2vornaem2vornamme1vornmae2vornname1vorrname1
Edit distance from "Vorname"

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.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vorname", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list