Vorsitz

Name: Vorsitz, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪt͡s]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪt͡s]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Vorsitz” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,298. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,298
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Position des Leiters eines Gremiums oder einer Organisation

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorsitz · Vorsitz · German

Vorsitz · rank #9,298 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,298
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH vorschlagen

Nearest frequency peer: vorschlagen (-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.

verzeichnen

90,706
Vorgesetzten

90,705
vorschlagen

90,704
Vorsitz

90,703
well

90,702
Wellness

90,701

What this shows „Vorsitz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Vorsitz vs Vorsatz

86% similar

Vorsitz vs Vorsätze

75% similar

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

Key facts for Vorsitz
Property	Value
Headword	Vorsitz
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪt͡s]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#9,298
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorsitz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vorsitzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#9,298

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorschlagen“ (#9,297), „well“ (#9,299), „Vorgesetzten“ (#9,296). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorsitz“ bei #9,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vorsitz (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,298 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Position des Leiters eines Gremiums oder einer Organisation".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorsitz, with forms such as "ovrsitz", "voristz", and "vorrsitz". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorsatz", "Vorsätze", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vorsitz, spelled V-O-R-S-I-T-Z.

Definition

1
die Position des Leiters eines Gremiums oder einer Organisation

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Er legte den Vorsitz nieder, als dubiose Machenschaften ans Licht kamen.

This word in other languages

chair(English)presidencia(Español)présidence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ovrsitz
voristz
vorrsitz
vorsittz
vorsitzz
vorsizt
vorssitz
vorstiz
vosritz
vrositz
vvorsitz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorsitz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Vorsitz"

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 "Vorsitz"?

"Vorsitz" is spelled V-O-R-S-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪt͡s].

What does "Vorsitz" mean?

As a noun, "Vorsitz" means: die Position des Leiters eines Gremiums oder einer Organisation

What words are commonly confused with "Vorsitz"?

"Vorsitz" is commonly confused with "Vorsatz", "Vorsätze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Vorsitz"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorsitz" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Vorsitz" come from?

"Vorsitz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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