Vorzug

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorzug” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,367. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,367
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Sache oder Person hat einen Vorrang

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorzug · Vorzug · German

Vorzug · rank #23,367 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,367
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorprogrammie…

Nearest frequency peer: vorprogrammiert (-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 „Vorzug“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Vorzug“ 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).

Vorzug vs Vorzüge
71% similar
Vorzug vs Vorzügen
63% similar
Vorzug vs Voraus
67% similar

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

Key facts for Vorzug
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorzug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,367
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vorzug“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vorzugliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorprogrammiert“ (#23,366), „vorzüglich“ (#23,368), „vorletzte“ (#23,365). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorzug“ bei #23,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Vorzug (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,367 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vorzug, with forms such as "ovrzug", "vorrzug", and "voruzg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Vorzüge", "Vorzügen", "Voraus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vorzug, spelled V-O-R-Z-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Sache oder Person hat einen Vorrang
  2. 2
    gute Eigenschaft einer Sache oder Person, die jene im Vergleich zu anderen besonders auszeichnet
  3. 3
    ein Vorrecht oder eine Vergünstigung besitzen
  4. 4
    Auszeichnung, die jemand bei sehr guten Noten im Zeugnis erhält
  5. 5
    Zug, der vor dem fahrplanmäßigen Zug eingesetzt wird, um diesen zu entlasten
  6. 6
    der Weg, den das Abzugszüngel bis zum Erreichen des Druckpunktes zurücklegt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Einzelfall wird man jedoch entscheiden müssen, ob man der Allgemeinbetäubung oder der örtlichen Betäubung den Vorzug geben will.
  2. Und die Erzählung eines Einzelfalles hat den bedeutenden Vorzug der Anschaulichkeit.

Synonyms

ErstrangigkeitVorrangStärkeVorteilPrivilegVorrecht

This word in other languages

precedence(English)preeminencia(Español)précédence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrzug
  • vorrzug
  • voruzg
  • vorzgu
  • vorzugg
  • vorzzug
  • vozrug
  • vrozug
  • vvorzug

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vorzug - 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.

ovrzug2vorrzug1voruzg2vorzgu2vorzugg1vorzzug1vozrug2vrozug2
Edit distance from "Vorzug"

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 "Vorzug"?
"Vorzug" is spelled V-O-R-Z-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk].
What does "Vorzug" mean?
As a noun, "Vorzug" means: eine Sache oder Person hat einen Vorrang
What words are commonly confused with "Vorzug"?
"Vorzug" is commonly confused with "Vorzüge", "Vorzügen", "Voraus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Vorzug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorzug" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorzug" come from?
"Vorzug" 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 "Vorzug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wertes#23,374winden#23,377Verhör#23,354zuhört#23,382

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ultras9 variantsstörte9 variantsAnlässe9 variantsautomat9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list