vorwärts

/[ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s]/ adv

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,786

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

vorwärts is anGermanadv. It means: in der Richtung nach vorn Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s]. It ranks #5,786 in German word frequency. Often confused with Vorwort.

Key facts for vorwärts
PropertyValue
Headwordvorwärts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,786
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorwärts is 8 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,786 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorwärts, with forms such as "ovrwärts", "vorrwärts", and "vorwräts". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Vorwort", 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 vorwärts, spelled V-O-R-W-Ä-R-T-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Richtung nach vorn
  2. 2
    weiter in der Richtung des Ziels

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrwärts,vorrwärts,vorwräts,vorwwärts,vorwärrts,vorwärst,vorwärtss,vorwärtts,vorwätrs,voräwrts,vowrärts,vrowärts,vvorwärts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorwärts

Misspelling Variants of "vorwärts"

ovrwärts8vorrwärts9vorwräts8vorwwärts9vorwärrts9vorwärst8vorwärtss9vorwärtts9
Misspelling Variants of "vorwärts"

Frequency rank: #5,786 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorwärts"?
"vorwärts" is spelled V-O-R-W-Ä-R-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s].
What does "vorwärts" mean?
As an adv, "vorwärts" means: in der Richtung nach vorn
What words are commonly confused with "vorwärts"?
"vorwärts" is commonly confused with "Vorwort". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorwärts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorwärts" is [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorwärts" come from?
"vorwärts" 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.