vorstelle

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlə]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,559

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

vorstelle is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorstellen Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlə]. Often confused with Vorteile and vorstellt.

Key facts for vorstelle
PropertyValue
Headwordvorstelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#22,559
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorstelle is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlə]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,559 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorstelle, with forms such as "ovrstelle", "vorrstelle", and "vorsetlle". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorteile", "vorstellt", "vorstellen", 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 vorstelle, spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorstellen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorstellen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorstellen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrstelle,vorrstelle,vorsetlle,vorsstelle,vorstele,vorstelel,vorstlele,vorsttelle,vortselle,vosrtelle,vrostelle,vvorstelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorstelle

Misspelling Variants of "vorstelle"

ovrstelle9vorrstelle10vorsetlle9vorsstelle10vorstele8vorstelel9vorstlele9vorsttelle10
Misspelling Variants of "vorstelle"

Frequency rank: #22,559 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorstelle"?
"vorstelle" is spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlə].
What does "vorstelle" mean?
As a verb, "vorstelle" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorstellen
What words are commonly confused with "vorstelle"?
"vorstelle" is commonly confused with "Vorteile", "vorstellt", "vorstellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorstelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorstelle" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorstelle" come from?
"vorstelle" 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.