Vorwarnung
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Vorwarnung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,829 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,829
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - rechtzeitige Mitteilung oder Anzeige einer drohenden Gefahr, Hinweis auf eine solche
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorwarnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #25,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vorwarnung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vorwarnung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,829 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "rechtzeitige Mitteilung oder Anzeige einer drohenden Gefahr, Hinweis auf eine solche".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorwarnung, with forms such as "ovrwarnung", "vorawrnung", and "vorrwarnung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Verwarnung", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vorwarnung, spelled V-O-R-W-A-R-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1rechtzeitige Mitteilung oder Anzeige einer drohenden Gefahr, Hinweis auf eine solche
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ovrwarnung,vorawrnung,vorrwarnung,vorwanrung,vorwarnnug,vorwarnnung,vorwarnugn,vorwarnungg,vorwarnunng,vorwarrnung,vorwarunng,vorwranung,vorwwarnung,vowrarnung,vrowarnung,vvorwarnung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorwarnung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Vorwarnung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-W-A-R-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Verwarnung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Vorwarnung vs Verwarnung
- 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.