Vorsatz

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,628

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Vorsatz is aGermannoun. It means: willentliche und wissentliche Herbeiführung einer Rechtsgutsverletzung oder billigende Inkaufnahme einer Rechtsgutsverletzung Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s]. Often confused with Vorsitz and Vorsätze.

Key facts for Vorsatz
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HeadwordVorsatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,628
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorsatz is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,628 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vorsatz, with forms such as "ovrsatz", "vorastz", and "vorrsatz". 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, "Vorsitz", "Vorsätze", "Vorrat", 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 Vorsatz, spelled V-O-R-S-A-T-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    willentliche und wissentliche Herbeiführung einer Rechtsgutsverletzung oder billigende Inkaufnahme einer Rechtsgutsverletzung
  2. 2
    etwas, das man sich vorgenommen hat
  3. 3
    etwas vor einer Sache
  4. 4
    der vorherige Satz

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrsatz,vorastz,vorrsatz,vorsattz,vorsatzz,vorsazt,vorssatz,vorstaz,vosratz,vrosatz,vvorsatz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vorsatz

Misspelling Variants of "Vorsatz"

ovrsatz7vorastz7vorrsatz8vorsattz8vorsatzz8vorsazt7vorssatz8vorstaz7
Misspelling Variants of "Vorsatz"

Frequency rank: #12,628 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorsatz"?
"Vorsatz" is spelled V-O-R-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s].
What does "Vorsatz" mean?
As a noun, "Vorsatz" means: willentliche und wissentliche Herbeiführung einer Rechtsgutsverletzung oder billigende Inkaufnahme einer Rechtsgutsverletzung
What words are commonly confused with "Vorsatz"?
"Vorsatz" is commonly confused with "Vorsitz", "Vorsätze", "Vorrat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorsatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorsatz" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorsatz" come from?
"Vorsatz" 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.