vorweisen

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,789

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

vorweisen is aGermanverb. It means: als vorhanden nachweisen (können) Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Often confused with vorwerfen and vorzeigen.

Key facts for vorweisen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorweisen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,789
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorweisen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,789 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "als vorhanden nachweisen (können)".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for vorweisen, with forms such as "ovrweisen", "vorewisen", and "vorrweisen". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "vorwerfen", "vorzeigen", "vorzuweisen", and more, 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 vorweisen, spelled V-O-R-W-E-I-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    als vorhanden nachweisen (können)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ovrweisen,vorewisen,vorrweisen,vorweiesn,vorweisenn,vorweisne,vorweissen,vorwesien,vorwiesen,vorwweisen,vowreisen,vroweisen,vvorweisen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vorweisen

Misspelling Variants of "vorweisen"

ovrweisen9vorewisen9vorrweisen10vorweiesn9vorweisenn10vorweisne9vorweissen10vorwesien9
Misspelling Variants of "vorweisen"

Frequency rank: #15,789 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorweisen"?
"vorweisen" is spelled V-O-R-W-E-I-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩].
What does "vorweisen" mean?
As a verb, "vorweisen" means: als vorhanden nachweisen (können)
What words are commonly confused with "vorweisen"?
"vorweisen" is commonly confused with "vorwerfen", "vorzeigen", "vorzuweisen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorweisen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorweisen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorweisen" come from?
"vorweisen" 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.