worin

[voˈʁɪn]

/[voˈʁɪn]/ adv

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The verdict

“worin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,789
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in welcher Sache

Corpus desk

Index DE-worin · worin · German

worin · rank #11,789 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,789
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wochenenden

Nearest frequency peer: Wochenenden (-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 „worin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „worin“ 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).

worin vs Wort
40% similar
worin vs work
60% similar
worin vs Worte
40% similar

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

Key facts for worin
PropertyValue
Headwordworin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[voˈʁɪn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,789
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „worin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.worinliegt 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: „Wochenenden“ (#11,788), „wundervoll“ (#11,790), „Wirkungen“ (#11,787). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „worin“ bei #11,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around worin (IPA [voˈʁɪn]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #11,789 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for worin, with forms such as "owrin", "woirn", and "worinn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Wort", "work", "Worte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 worin, spelled W-O-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in welcher Sache
  2. 2
    in welcher genannten Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Worin hast du gebadet? In Stutenmilch?
  2. Worin unterscheiden sich Apfel und Birne genau?

This word in other languages

wherein(English)en quoi(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrin
  • woirn
  • worinn
  • worni
  • worrin
  • wroin
  • wworin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of worin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

owrin2woirn2worinn1worni2worrin1wroin2wworin1
Edit distance from "worin"

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 "worin"?
"worin" is spelled W-O-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈʁɪn].
What does "worin" mean?
As an adverb, "worin" means: in welcher Sache
What words are commonly confused with "worin"?
"worin" is commonly confused with "Wort", "work", "Worte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "worin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "worin" is [voˈʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "worin" come from?
"worin" 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 "worin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aalen#11,801under#11,769spüre#11,758späte#11,757

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

berät7 variantsSchaf7 variantsRadar7 variantsEbert7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list