Vorrecht

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorrecht” is an uncommon German word, ranked #56,668 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,668
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recht, das andere (noch) nicht haben

Key facts for Vorrecht
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorrecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vorrecht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Vorrecht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorrecht is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt]. Corpus data places it at rank #56,668 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Recht, das andere (noch) nicht haben".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vorrecht, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vorrecht, spelled V-O-R-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recht, das andere (noch) nicht haben

Synonyms

Privileg

This word in other languages

privilégio(Português)

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 "Vorrecht"?
"Vorrecht" is spelled V-O-R-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt].
What does "Vorrecht" mean?
As a noun, "Vorrecht" means: Recht, das andere (noch) nicht haben
How do you pronounce "Vorrecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorrecht" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorrecht" come from?
"Vorrecht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Vorrecht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɛçt] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list