vortritt

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁɪt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁɪt]/ verb

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The verdict

“vortritt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,308
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vortreten

Corpus desk

Index DE-vortritt · vortritt · German

vortritt · rank #40,308 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #40,308
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorstandschef

Nearest frequency peer: Vorstandschef (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „vortritt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „vortritt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vortritt vs vertritt
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vortritt
PropertyValue
Headwordvortritt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁɪt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,308
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vortritt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vortrittliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vorstandschef“ (#40,307), „Völkerrechts“ (#40,309), „Warteschleife“ (#40,310). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vortritt“ bei #40,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around vortritt (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁɪt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,308 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vortreten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for vortritt, with forms such as "ovrtritt", "vorrtitt", and "vorrtritt". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "vertritt", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 vortritt, spelled V-O-R-T-R-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vortreten

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrtritt
  • vorrtitt
  • vorrtritt
  • vortirtt
  • vortrit
  • vortrritt
  • vortrtit
  • vorttritt
  • votrritt
  • vrotritt
  • vvortritt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vortritt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ovrtritt2vorrtitt2vorrtritt1vortirtt2vortrit1vortrritt1vortrtit2vorttritt1
Edit distance from "vortritt"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vortritt"?
"vortritt" is spelled V-O-R-T-R-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁɪt].
What does "vortritt" mean?
As a verb, "vortritt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vortreten
What words are commonly confused with "vortritt"?
"vortritt" is commonly confused with "vertritt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vortritt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vortritt" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vortritt" come from?
"vortritt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vortritt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

versieht#40,289Vergaser#40,281verfärbt#40,280Absprung#40,363

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Werktag11 variantsvertont11 variantsundicht11 variantsandauert11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list