Vorrat

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,734

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Vorrat is aGermannoun. It means: in größeren Mengen zur späteren Verwendung vorbereitete Mittel oder Waren Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]. Often confused with Vortag and vorsah.

Key facts for Vorrat
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HeadwordVorrat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,734
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorrat is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,734 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in größeren Mengen zur späteren Verwendung vorbereitete Mittel oder Waren".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vorrat, with forms such as "ovrrat", "vorart", and "vorat". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Vortag", "vorsah", "Vortrag", 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 Vorrat, spelled V-O-R-R-A-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in größeren Mengen zur späteren Verwendung vorbereitete Mittel oder Waren

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrrat,vorart,vorat,vorratt,vorrta,vrorat,vvorrat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vorrat

Misspelling Variants of "Vorrat"

ovrrat6vorart6vorat5vorratt7vorrta6vrorat6vvorrat7
Misspelling Variants of "Vorrat"

Frequency rank: #13,734 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorrat"?
"Vorrat" is spelled V-O-R-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt].
What does "Vorrat" mean?
As a noun, "Vorrat" means: in größeren Mengen zur späteren Verwendung vorbereitete Mittel oder Waren
What words are commonly confused with "Vorrat"?
"Vorrat" is commonly confused with "Vortag", "vorsah", "Vortrag". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorrat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorrat" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorrat" come from?
"Vorrat" 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.