Vorstoß
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs]
The verdict
“Vorstoß” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Bewegung vorwärts (in feindliches Gebiet)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorstoß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vorstoß” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vorstoß is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vorstoß, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vorstoß, spelled V-O-R-S-T-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1eine Bewegung vorwärts (in feindliches Gebiet)
- 2eine Bewegung vorwärts in ein unbekanntes Gebiet
- 3das Herantreten an jemanden (meist eine Autorität) mit einem Wunsch oder einer Bitte
- 4ein Versuch, etwas zu verwirklichen, durchzusetzen
- 5Rand eines Kleidungsstücks aus anderem Stoff oder in anderer Farbe
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Vorstoß”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-S-T-O-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs] (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.