Vorstand

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,798

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Vorstand is aGermannoun. It means: Führungsperson in einem Unternehmen Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant]. It ranks #2,798 in German word frequency. Often confused with Vorwand and Vorstands.

Key facts for Vorstand
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HeadwordVorstand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,798
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorstand is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,798 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vorstand, with forms such as "ovrstand", "vorrstand", and "vorsatnd". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorwand", "Vorstands", "Vorstände", 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 Vorstand, spelled V-O-R-S-T-A-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Führungsperson in einem Unternehmen
  2. 2
    Führungsgruppe in einem Verein oder Unternehmen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrstand,vorrstand,vorsatnd,vorsstand,vorstadn,vorstandd,vorstannd,vorstnad,vorsttand,vortsand,vosrtand,vrostand,vvorstand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vorstand

Misspelling Variants of "Vorstand"

ovrstand8vorrstand9vorsatnd8vorsstand9vorstadn8vorstandd9vorstannd9vorstnad8
Misspelling Variants of "Vorstand"

Frequency rank: #2,798 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorstand"?
"Vorstand" is spelled V-O-R-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant].
What does "Vorstand" mean?
As a noun, "Vorstand" means: Führungsperson in einem Unternehmen
What words are commonly confused with "Vorstand"?
"Vorstand" is commonly confused with "Vorwand", "Vorstands", "Vorstände". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorstand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorstand" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorstand" come from?
"Vorstand" 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.