Vorreiter

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorreiter” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,756
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person oder Institution, die etwas Neues als erste tut

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorreiter · Vorreiter · German

Vorreiter · rank #18,756 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,756
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorhänge

Nearest frequency peer: Vorhänge (-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 „Vorreiter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorreiter“ 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).

Vorreiter vs Vorredner
78% similar
Vorreiter vs Vorarbeiter
82% similar

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

Key facts for Vorreiter
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorreiter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,756
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorreiter“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorhänge“ (#18,755), „vorsichtiger“ (#18,757), „vorgestellten“ (#18,754). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorreiter“ bei #18,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vorreiter (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,756 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person oder Institution, die etwas Neues als erste tut".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorreiter, with forms such as "ovrreiter", "voreiter", and "voreriter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorredner", "Vorarbeiter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vorreiter, spelled V-O-R-R-E-I-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person oder Institution, die etwas Neues als erste tut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er wollte gern immer Vorreiter sein, tatsächlich hinkte er meistens hinter der Entwicklung her.
  2. Deutschland möchte sich als Vorreiter im Klimaschutz bewähren.

Synonyms

BahnbrecherBegründerPionierSchrittmacherWegbereiter

Antonyms

Nachzügler

This word in other languages

vanguard(English)precursor(Español)précurseur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrreiter
  • voreiter
  • voreriter
  • vorreietr
  • vorreiterr
  • vorreitre
  • vorreitter
  • vorretier
  • vorrieter
  • vroreiter
  • vvorreiter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrreiter2voreiter1voreriter2vorreietr2vorreiterr1vorreitre2vorreitter1vorretier2
Edit distance from "Vorreiter"

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 "Vorreiter"?
"Vorreiter" is spelled V-O-R-R-E-I-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ].
What does "Vorreiter" mean?
As a noun, "Vorreiter" means: Person oder Institution, die etwas Neues als erste tut
What words are commonly confused with "Vorreiter"?
"Vorreiter" is commonly confused with "Vorredner", "Vorarbeiter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorreiter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorreiter" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaɪ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorreiter" come from?
"Vorreiter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list