vorstellbar
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlbaːɐ̯]
The verdict
“vorstellbar” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,259 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #15,259
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich etwas vorstellen können, sich ein Bild von etwas machen können; Verwendung: häufig negativ
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorstellbar |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlbaːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #15,259 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorstellbar” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for vorstellbar is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlbaːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,259 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "sich etwas vorstellen können, sich ein Bild von etwas machen können; Verwendung: häufig negativ".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorstellbar, with forms such as "ovrstellbar", "vorrstellbar", and "vorsetllbar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorstellbar, spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1sich etwas vorstellen können, sich ein Bild von etwas machen können; Verwendung: häufig negativ
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrstellbar,vorrstellbar,vorsetllbar,vorsstellbar,vorstelbar,vorstelblar,vorstellabr,vorstellbarr,vorstellbbar,vorstellbra,vorstlelbar,vorsttellbar,vortsellbar,vosrtellbar,vrostellbar,vvorstellbar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorstellbar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “vorstellbar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlbaːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.