vorsprechen

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

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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

The verdict

“vorsprechen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,367
frequency rank, German: 4,163
“V” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (eine höhergestellte Person, die etwas zu sagen hat) besuchen und um etwas bitten

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorsprechen · vorsprechen · German

vorsprechen · rank #49,367 · 18 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #49,367
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 4,163
PHOTO-FINISH Vormonat

Nearest frequency peer: Vormonat (-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.

voreingenom…

50,638
vorherzusag…

50,637
Vorkasse

50,636
Vormonat

50,635
vorsprechen

50,634
Vorwahlen

50,631

What this shows „vorsprechen“ 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).

vorsprechen vs verspreche

82% similar

vorsprechen vs versprechen

91% similar

vorsprechen vs versprochen

82% similar

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

Key facts for vorsprechen
Property	Value
Headword	vorsprechen
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#49,367
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorsprechen“

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

#49,367

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vormonat“ (#49,366), „Vorkasse“ (#49,365), „vorherzusagen“ (#49,364). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorsprechen“ bei #49,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around vorsprechen (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,367 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorsprechen, with forms such as "ovrsprechen", "vorpsrechen", and "vorrsprechen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "verspreche", "versprechen", "versprochen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorsprechen, spelled V-O-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

1
(eine höhergestellte Person, die etwas zu sagen hat) besuchen und um etwas bitten
2
im Rahmen einer Bewerbung/(Aufnahme-)Prüfung dem Prüfer einen Text vorstellen/aufsagen (sprechen)
3
jemandem ein Wort/einen Text sagen, meist damit es nachgesprochen werden kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Als Herr Ting im Auswärtigen Amt vorspricht, wird er durch Herrn von Trebitz empfangen.
Hat hier eine junge Schauspielerin namens Anna für die Rolle der Meduse vorgesprochen?

Antonyms

gewähren nachsprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ovrsprechen
vorpsrechen
vorrsprechen
vorsperchen
vorspprechen
vorsprcehen
vorsprecchen
vorsprecehn
vorsprechenn
vorsprechhen
vorsprechne
vorsprehcen
vorsprrechen
vorsrpechen
vorssprechen
vosrprechen
vrosprechen
vvorsprechen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorsprechen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "vorsprechen"

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 "vorsprechen"?

"vorsprechen" is spelled V-O-R-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩].

What does "vorsprechen" mean?

As a verb, "vorsprechen" means: (eine höhergestellte Person, die etwas zu sagen hat) besuchen und um etwas bitten

What words are commonly confused with "vorsprechen"?

"vorsprechen" is commonly confused with "verspreche", "versprechen", "versprochen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "vorsprechen"?

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

What language does "vorsprechen" come from?

"vorsprechen" 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 "vorsprechen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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