vorsieht

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌziːt]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,771

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

vorsieht is aGermanverb. It means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌziːt]. Often confused with vorgeht and versteht.

Key facts for vorsieht
PropertyValue
Headwordvorsieht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌziːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,771
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorsieht is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌziːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,771 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorsieht, with forms such as "ovrsieht", "voriseht", and "vorrsieht". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "vorgeht", "versteht", "Vorsicht", and more, 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 vorsieht, spelled V-O-R-S-I-E-H-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrsieht,voriseht,vorrsieht,vorseiht,vorsiehht,vorsiehtt,vorsieth,vorsihet,vorssieht,vosrieht,vrosieht,vvorsieht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorsieht

Misspelling Variants of "vorsieht"

ovrsieht8voriseht8vorrsieht9vorseiht8vorsiehht9vorsiehtt9vorsieth8vorsihet8
Misspelling Variants of "vorsieht"

Frequency rank: #17,771 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorsieht"?
"vorsieht" is spelled V-O-R-S-I-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌziːt].
What does "vorsieht" mean?
As a verb, "vorsieht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorsehen
What words are commonly confused with "vorsieht"?
"vorsieht" is commonly confused with "vorgeht", "versteht", "Vorsicht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorsieht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorsieht" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌziːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorsieht" come from?
"vorsieht" 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.