vorzeitig

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“vorzeitig” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,119. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,119
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - früher als vorgesehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorzeitig · vorzeitig · German

vorzeitig · rank #9,119 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,119
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vornehmlich

Nearest frequency peer: vornehmlich (-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 „vorzeitig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorzeitig“ 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).

vorzeitig vs vorzeitige
90% similar
vorzeitig vs vorzeitigen
82% similar
vorzeitig vs Vorzeit
67% similar

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

Key facts for vorzeitig
PropertyValue
Headwordvorzeitig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,119
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorzeitig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorzeitigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vornehmlich“ (#9,118), „Wahlrecht“ (#9,120), „Vorlagen“ (#9,117). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorzeitig“ bei #9,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around vorzeitig (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,119 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "früher als vorgesehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorzeitig, with forms such as "ovrzeitig", "vorezitig", and "vorrzeitig". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "vorzeitige", "vorzeitigen", "Vorzeit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorzeitig, spelled V-O-R-Z-E-I-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    früher als vorgesehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vorzeitig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seine vorzeitige Abreise war überraschend.
  2. „Ihre Mutter, die sich als Linotypistin durchschlug, hatte das uneheliche Kind vorzeitig aus der Schule genommen, damit es zum Lebensunterhalt beitrage.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrzeitig
  • vorezitig
  • vorrzeitig
  • vorzeiitg
  • vorzeitgi
  • vorzeitigg
  • vorzeittig
  • vorzetiig
  • vorzietig
  • vorzzeitig
  • vozreitig
  • vrozeitig
  • vvorzeitig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vorzeitig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ovrzeitig2vorezitig2vorrzeitig1vorzeiitg2vorzeitgi2vorzeitigg1vorzeittig1vorzetiig2
Edit distance from "vorzeitig"

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 "vorzeitig"?
"vorzeitig" is spelled V-O-R-Z-E-I-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç].
What does "vorzeitig" mean?
As an adjective, "vorzeitig" means: früher als vorgesehen
What words are commonly confused with "vorzeitig"?
"vorzeitig" is commonly confused with "vorzeitige", "vorzeitigen", "Vorzeit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorzeitig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorzeitig" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorzeitig" come from?
"vorzeitig" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list