Vorwurf
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvʊʁf]
The verdict
“Vorwurf” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,168. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,168
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Äußerung, die jemanden beschuldigt oder jemandem Vorhaltungen macht
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorwurf · Vorwurf · German
Vorwurf · rank #4,168 · 11 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #4,168
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH vorhandenen
Nearest frequency peer: vorhandenen (-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 „Vorwurf“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- vertraut
vertraut
95,836 corpus weight
- Verträge
Verträge
95,835 corpus weight
- vorhandenen
vorhandenen
95,834 corpus weight
- Vorwurf
Vorwurf
95,833 corpus weight
- Ware
Ware
95,832 corpus weight
- weibliche
weibliche
95,831 corpus weight
What this shows „Vorwurf“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Vorwurf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvʊʁf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #4,168 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorwurf“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Vorwurf (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvʊʁf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,168 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorwurf, with forms such as "ovrwurf", "vorrwurf", and "voruwrf". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorwürfe", "Vorwürfen", "Vorwort", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vorwurf, spelled V-O-R-W-U-R-F.
Definition
- 1Äußerung, die jemanden beschuldigt oder jemandem Vorhaltungen macht
- 2Ball, der sich aus unterschiedlichen Gründen regelwidrig in Richtung des gegnerischen Malfeldes bewegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorwurf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Politiker wehrte sich gegen den Vorwurf, er sei bestechlich.
„Hannibal, so lautet der häufig erhobene Vorwurf, hätte nach dem römischen Debakel den Krieg durch die Einnahme Roms beenden können.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ovrwurf
- vorrwurf
- voruwrf
- vorwruf
- vorwufr
- vorwurff
- vorwurrf
- vorwwurf
- vowrurf
- vrowurf
- vvorwurf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorwurf - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vorwurf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).