vorschreiben

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]/ verb

Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,080

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

vorschreiben is aGermanverb. It means: jemandem Vorschriften machen; jemandem sagen, was er tun soll Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Often confused with vorschreibt and verschreiben.

Key facts for vorschreiben
PropertyValue
Headwordvorschreiben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#19,080
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorschreiben is 12 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,080 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorschreiben, with forms such as "ovrschreiben", "vorcshreiben", and "vorrschreiben". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "vorschreibt", "verschreiben", 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 vorschreiben, spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemandem Vorschriften machen; jemandem sagen, was er tun soll
  2. 2
    jemandem Buchstaben, ein Wort aufzeichen/aufschreiben, damit diese Person es nachmachen kann

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrschreiben,vorcshreiben,vorrschreiben,vorscchreiben,vorscheriben,vorschhreiben,vorschrebien,vorschreibben,vorschreibenn,vorschreibne,vorschreiebn,vorschrieben,vorschrreiben,vorscrheiben,vorshcreiben,vorsschreiben,vosrchreiben,vroschreiben,vvorschreiben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorschreiben

Misspelling Variants of "vorschreiben"

ovrschreiben12vorcshreiben12vorrschreiben13vorscchreiben13vorscheriben12vorschhreiben13vorschrebien12vorschreibben13
Misspelling Variants of "vorschreiben"

Frequency rank: #19,080 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorschreiben"?
"vorschreiben" is spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩].
What does "vorschreiben" mean?
As a verb, "vorschreiben" means: jemandem Vorschriften machen; jemandem sagen, was er tun soll
What words are commonly confused with "vorschreiben"?
"vorschreiben" is commonly confused with "vorschreibt", "verschreiben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorschreiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorschreiben" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorschreiben" come from?
"vorschreiben" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.