Vorstellung

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,999

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Vorstellung is aGermannoun. It means: die gedankliche, vergeistigte, innere Abbildung (Projektion) der (äußeren) Realität, Wirklichkeit, im inneren (Gedächtnis, Gefühl, Bewusstsein), die real erlebte Projektion der (äußeren) Realität/ ... Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. It ranks #1,999 in German word frequency. Often confused with Vorstellungen and vorstellen.

Key facts for Vorstellung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorstellung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,999
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Vorstellung is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,999 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for Vorstellung, with forms such as "ovrstellung", "vorrstellung", and "vorsetllung". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorstellungen", "vorstellen", 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 Vorstellung, spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die gedankliche, vergeistigte, innere Abbildung (Projektion) der (äußeren) Realität, Wirklichkeit, im inneren (Gedächtnis, Gefühl, Bewusstsein), die real erlebte Projektion der (äußeren) Realität/ Wirklichkeit; Abbild des Bewusstseins
  2. 2
    geistiges Abbild realer oder fiktiver Gegenstände
  3. 3
    Herausgeben grundlegender Informationen über die eigene Person
  4. 4
    das Vorstellen (Bekanntmachen, Darbietung) einer Person
  5. 5
    das Vorstellen (Bekanntmachen, Darstellen) eines Gegenstandes
  6. 6
    das, was während der Anwesenheit des Publikums im Theater, Kino, Zirkus oder Ähnlichem auf der Bühne, Straße, Leinwand oder in der Manege vor sich geht (oft aus mehreren Darbietungen zusammengesetzt)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrstellung,vorrstellung,vorsetllung,vorsstellung,vorstellnug,vorstellugn,vorstellungg,vorstellunng,vorstelulng,vorstelung,vorstlelung,vorsttellung,vortsellung,vosrtellung,vrostellung,vvorstellung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Vorstellung

Misspelling Variants of "Vorstellung"

ovrstellung11vorrstellung12vorsetllung11vorsstellung12vorstellnug11vorstellugn11vorstellungg12vorstellunng12
Misspelling Variants of "Vorstellung"

Frequency rank: #1,999 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorstellung"?
"Vorstellung" is spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ].
What does "Vorstellung" mean?
As a noun, "Vorstellung" means: die gedankliche, vergeistigte, innere Abbildung (Projektion) der (äußeren) Realität, Wirklichkeit, im inneren (Gedächtnis, Gefühl, Bewusstsein), die real erlebte Projektion der (äußeren) Realität/ ...
What words are commonly confused with "Vorstellung"?
"Vorstellung" is commonly confused with "Vorstellungen", "vorstellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorstellung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorstellung" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorstellung" come from?
"Vorstellung" 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.