vorsehen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːən]
The verdict
“vorsehen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #29,855 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #29,855
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hinter oder unter etwas hervorschauen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorsehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorsehen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vorsehen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,855 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorsehen, with forms such as "ovrsehen", "voreshen", and "vorrsehen". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "vorziehen", "Vorsteher", "Vorsehung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorsehen, spelled V-O-R-S-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1hinter oder unter etwas hervorschauen
- 2in der Zukunft, einem Plan folgend, in einer bestimmten Rolle einsetzen wollen
- 3in der Zukunft, einem Plan folgend, für einen bestimmten Zweck realisieren wollen
- 4für die Zukunft durchaus denkbar sein, vorausschauend möglich machen, im Vorwege bestimmen
- 5sich in Acht nehmen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrsehen,voreshen,vorrsehen,vorseehn,vorsehenn,vorsehhen,vorsehne,vorsheen,vorssehen,vosrehen,vrosehen,vvorsehen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorsehen - 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.
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.
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Using “vorsehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-S-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “vorziehen” - see the side-by-side comparison. vorsehen vs vorziehen
- 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.