Vorsicht

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorsicht” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,346. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,346
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhalten, bei dem man versucht, durch Wachsamkeit und/oder Zurückhaltung negative Folgen oder Schäden zu vermeiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorsicht · Vorsicht · German

Vorsicht · rank #3,346 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,346
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorgesehen

Nearest frequency peer: vorgesehen (-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 „Vorsicht“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorsicht“ 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).

Vorsicht vs vorsieht
75% similar
Vorsicht vs vorsichtig
70% similar
Vorsicht vs versucht
63% similar

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

Key facts for Vorsicht
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorsicht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,346
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorsicht“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorgesehen“ (#3,345), „wiederholt“ (#3,347), „vermisst“ (#3,344). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorsicht“ bei #3,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Vorsicht (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,346 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorsicht, with forms such as "ovrsicht", "vorischt", and "vorrsicht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "vorsieht", "vorsichtig", "versucht", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vorsicht, spelled V-O-R-S-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, bei dem man versucht, durch Wachsamkeit und/oder Zurückhaltung negative Folgen oder Schäden zu vermeiden
  2. 2
    Hinweis auf eine Gefahr, meist als Ausrufesatz oder auf Schildern; Aufforderung zu [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Straßenverkehr ist immer Vorsicht geboten.
  2. Man muss beim Umgang mit ihm immer einige Vorsicht walten lassen.

Synonyms

AchtungObacht

This word in other languages

caution(English)prudencia(Español)prudence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrsicht
  • vorischt
  • vorrsicht
  • vorsciht
  • vorsiccht
  • vorsichht
  • vorsichtt
  • vorsicth
  • vorsihct
  • vorssicht
  • vosricht
  • vrosicht
  • vvorsicht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorsicht - 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.

ovrsicht2vorischt2vorrsicht1vorsciht2vorsiccht1vorsichht1vorsichtt1vorsicth2
Edit distance from "Vorsicht"

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 "Vorsicht"?
"Vorsicht" is spelled V-O-R-S-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt].
What does "Vorsicht" mean?
As a noun, "Vorsicht" means: Verhalten, bei dem man versucht, durch Wachsamkeit und/oder Zurückhaltung negative Folgen oder Schäden zu vermeiden
What words are commonly confused with "Vorsicht"?
"Vorsicht" is commonly confused with "vorsieht", "vorsichtig", "versucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorsicht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorsicht" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorsicht" come from?
"Vorsicht" 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 "Vorsicht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vermisst#3,344Würzburg#3,348Aufstieg#3,354Regelung#3,338

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

einsetzen13 variantserwischt13 variantsEinladung13 variantskleineren13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list