Vorzug
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Vorzug” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #23,367 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #23,367
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Sache oder Person hat einen Vorrang
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 | Vorzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #23,367 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Vorzug” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Vorzug is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,367 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1eine Sache oder Person hat einen Vorrang
- 2gute Eigenschaft einer Sache oder Person, die jene im Vergleich zu anderen besonders auszeichnet
- 3ein Vorrecht oder eine Vergünstigung besitzen
- 4Auszeichnung, die jemand bei sehr guten Noten im Zeugnis erhält
- 5Zug, der vor dem fahrplanmäßigen Zug eingesetzt wird, um diesen zu entlasten
- 6der Weg, den das Abzugszüngel bis zum Erreichen des Druckpunktes zurücklegt
This word in other languages
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.
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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Using “Vorzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡suːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Vorzüge” - see the side-by-side comparison. Vorzug vs Vorzüge
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.