Vorschlag

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,273

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Vorschlag is aGermannoun. It means: Empfehlung oder Rat, etwas auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu handhaben Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk]. It ranks #2,273 in German word frequency. Often confused with vorschlug and Vorschläge.

Key facts for Vorschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,273
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorschlag is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,273 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vorschlag, with forms such as "ovrschlag", "vorcshlag", and "vorrschlag". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vorschlug", "Vorschläge", "vorschlagen", 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 Vorschlag, spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-L-A-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empfehlung oder Rat, etwas auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu handhaben
  2. 2
    Verzierung, bei der ein oder mehrere Töne vor dem Hauptton angespielt werden

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrschlag,vorcshlag,vorrschlag,vorscchlag,vorschalg,vorschhlag,vorschlagg,vorschlga,vorschllag,vorsclhag,vorshclag,vorsschlag,vosrchlag,vroschlag,vvorschlag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vorschlag

Misspelling Variants of "Vorschlag"

ovrschlag9vorcshlag9vorrschlag10vorscchlag10vorschalg9vorschhlag10vorschlagg10vorschlga9
Misspelling Variants of "Vorschlag"

Frequency rank: #2,273 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorschlag"?
"Vorschlag" is spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk].
What does "Vorschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Vorschlag" means: Empfehlung oder Rat, etwas auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu handhaben
What words are commonly confused with "Vorschlag"?
"Vorschlag" is commonly confused with "vorschlug", "Vorschläge", "vorschlagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorschlag" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorschlag" come from?
"Vorschlag" 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.