vorspulen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpuːlən]
The verdict
“vorspulen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,441 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,441
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Band auf einer Spule, zum Beispiel ein Videoband/Kassettenband, auf dem Gerät in Abspielrichtung schnell weiterdrehen, um an eine andere Stelle zu gelangen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorspulen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpuːlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorspulen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vorspulen is uncommon German at frequency #92,441 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpuːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Band auf einer Spule, zum Beispiel ein Videoband/Kassettenband, auf dem Gerät in Abspielrichtung schnell weiterdrehen, um an eine andere Stelle zu gelangen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vorspulen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorspulen, spelled V-O-R-S-P-U-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Band auf einer Spule, zum Beispiel ein Videoband/Kassettenband, auf dem Gerät in Abspielrichtung schnell weiterdrehen, um an eine andere Stelle zu gelangen
Antonyms
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.
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Using “vorspulen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-S-P-U-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.