vorsichtigen

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

12 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,934

in German word usage

Misspellings

19

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

vorsichtigen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]. Often confused with vorsichtiger and vorsichtig.

Key facts for vorsichtigen
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Headwordvorsichtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#42,934
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorsichtigen is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,934 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 19 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorsichtigen, with forms such as "ovrsichtigen", "vorischtigen", and "vorrsichtigen". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "vorsichtiger", "vorsichtig", "vorsichtige", 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 vorsichtigen, spelled V-O-R-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrsichtigen,vorischtigen,vorrsichtigen,vorscihtigen,vorsicchtigen,vorsichhtigen,vorsichitgen,vorsichtgien,vorsichtiegn,vorsichtigenn,vorsichtiggen,vorsichtigne,vorsichttigen,vorsicthigen,vorsihctigen,vorssichtigen,vosrichtigen,vrosichtigen,vvorsichtigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorsichtigen

Misspelling Variants of "vorsichtigen"

ovrsichtigen12vorischtigen12vorrsichtigen13vorscihtigen12vorsicchtigen13vorsichhtigen13vorsichitgen12vorsichtgien12
Misspelling Variants of "vorsichtigen"

Frequency rank: #42,934 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorsichtigen"?
"vorsichtigen" is spelled V-O-R-S-I-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩].
What does "vorsichtigen" mean?
As an adj, "vorsichtigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig
What words are commonly confused with "vorsichtigen"?
"vorsichtigen" is commonly confused with "vorsichtiger", "vorsichtig", "vorsichtige". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorsichtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorsichtigen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorsichtigen" come from?
"vorsichtigen" 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.