vorzulesen

[ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌleːzn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌleːzn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorzulesen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,611. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,611
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorlesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorzulesen · vorzulesen · German

vorzulesen · rank #48,611 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,611
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vulgaris

Nearest frequency peer: vulgaris (+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 „vorzulesen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „vorzulesen“ 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).

vorzulesen vs vorzuweisen
82% similar
vorzulesen vs vorlesen
80% similar
vorzulesen vs vorzugehen
80% similar

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

Key facts for vorzulesen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorzulesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌleːzn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#48,611
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „vorzulesen“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vulgaris“ (#48,612), „vornahm“ (#48,609), „völliges“ (#48,613). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorzulesen“ bei #48,611. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around vorzulesen (IPA [ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌleːzn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,611 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorlesen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for vorzulesen, with forms such as "ovrzulesen", "vorrzulesen", and "voruzlesen". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "vorzuweisen", "vorlesen", "vorzugehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorzulesen, spelled V-O-R-Z-U-L-E-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorlesen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ovrzulesen
  • vorrzulesen
  • voruzlesen
  • vorzluesen
  • vorzuelsen
  • vorzuleesn
  • vorzulesenn
  • vorzulesne
  • vorzulessen
  • vorzullesen
  • vorzulseen
  • vorzzulesen
  • vozrulesen
  • vrozulesen
  • vvorzulesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ovrzulesen2vorrzulesen1voruzlesen2vorzluesen2vorzuelsen2vorzuleesn2vorzulesenn1vorzulesne2
Edit distance from "vorzulesen"

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 "vorzulesen"?
"vorzulesen" is spelled V-O-R-Z-U-L-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌleːzn̩].
What does "vorzulesen" mean?
As a verb, "vorzulesen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorlesen
What words are commonly confused with "vorzulesen"?
"vorzulesen" is commonly confused with "vorzuweisen", "vorlesen", "vorzugehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vorzulesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorzulesen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯t͡suˌleːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorzulesen" come from?
"vorzulesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorgelegen#48,607verspielen#48,597verhielten#48,592Wertpapier#48,633

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

wegzukommen15 variantsWeltstadt15 variantsvereinnahmt15 variantsuntersagte15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list