Vorsehung

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːʊŋ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorsehung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,953
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höhere Macht, die die einzelnen Ereignisse, die einem Menschen widerfahren, anordnet (meist letztlich zum Guten hin)

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorsehung · Vorsehung · German

Vorsehung · rank #40,953 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,953
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorschule

Nearest frequency peer: Vorschule (-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 „Vorsehung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorsehung“ 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).

Vorsehung vs Vorsprung
78% similar
Vorsehung vs vorsehen
67% similar
Vorsehung vs Vorlesung
78% similar

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

Key facts for Vorsehung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorsehung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,953
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorsehung“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorschule“ (#40,952), „Vorstandsvorsitzenden“ (#40,954), „Vororte“ (#40,951). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorsehung“ bei #40,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Vorsehung (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,953 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "höhere Macht, die die einzelnen Ereignisse, die einem Menschen widerfahren, anordnet (meist letztlich zum Guten hin)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorsehung, with forms such as "ovrsehung", "voreshung", and "vorrsehung". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorsprung", "vorsehen", "Vorlesung", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vorsehung, spelled V-O-R-S-E-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    höhere Macht, die die einzelnen Ereignisse, die einem Menschen widerfahren, anordnet (meist letztlich zum Guten hin)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Alles aber, was er geschaffen hat, schützt und lenkt Gott durch seine Vorsehung, ‚sich kraftvoll von einem Ende zu anderen erstreckend und alles milde ordnend‘ (Weish 8,1). ‚Alles nämlich ist nackt und bloß vor seinen Augen‘ (Hebr 4,13), auch das, was durch die freie Tat der Geschöpfe geschehen wird.“
  2. „Durch das Blut jener Frommen und ihren Sühnetod rettete die göttliche Vorsehung das vorher schlimm bedrängte Israel.“

Synonyms

Fügung

Antonyms

ZufallDeterminismus

This word in other languages

destiny(English)providence(Français)providência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrsehung
  • voreshung
  • vorrsehung
  • vorsehhung
  • vorsehnug
  • vorsehugn
  • vorsehungg
  • vorsehunng
  • vorseuhng
  • vorsheung
  • vorssehung
  • vosrehung
  • vrosehung
  • vvorsehung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorsehung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovrsehung2voreshung2vorrsehung1vorsehhung1vorsehnug2vorsehugn2vorsehungg1vorsehunng1
Edit distance from "Vorsehung"

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 "Vorsehung"?
"Vorsehung" is spelled V-O-R-S-E-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːʊŋ].
What does "Vorsehung" mean?
As a noun, "Vorsehung" means: höhere Macht, die die einzelnen Ereignisse, die einem Menschen widerfahren, anordnet (meist letztlich zum Guten hin)
What words are commonly confused with "Vorsehung"?
"Vorsehung" is commonly confused with "Vorsprung", "vorsehen", "Vorlesung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorsehung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorsehung" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorsehung" come from?
"Vorsehung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Vorschule#40,952vonseiten#40,946vermummte#40,929Zillertal#40,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

vollkommenen14 variantsweggesperrt14 variantsverrechnen14 variantsZeugnissen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list