wovor

[voːˈfoːɐ̯]

/[voːˈfoːɐ̯]/ adv

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The verdict

“wovor” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,406
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leitet eine Frage nach a) einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt b) einem Gegenstand (räumlich) ein; beantwortet wird die Frage beispielsweise mit: Davor …

Corpus desk

Index DE-wovor · wovor · German

wovor · rank #25,406 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,406
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wortspiel

Nearest frequency peer: Wortspiel (-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 „wovor“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „wovor“ 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).

wovor vs wood
60% similar
wovor vs woher
60% similar
wovor vs wofür
60% similar

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

Key facts for wovor
PropertyValue
Headwordwovor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[voːˈfoːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,406
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wovor“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).wovorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wortspiel“ (#25,405), „zahllosen“ (#25,407), „won“ (#25,404). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wovor“ bei #25,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wovor (IPA [voːˈfoːɐ̯]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #25,406 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 wovor, with forms such as "owvor", "woovr", and "wovorr". 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, "wood", "woher", "wofür", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wovor, spelled W-O-V-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    leitet eine Frage nach a) einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt b) einem Gegenstand (räumlich) ein; beantwortet wird die Frage beispielsweise mit: Davor …
  2. 2
    leitet eine Relativsatz ein, der sich auf a) eine vorgenannte Sache/einen vorgenannten Sachverhalt bezieht, b) einen vorgenannten Gegenstand (räumlich) bezieht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wovor sollte ich Angst haben?
  2. Wovor scheut dieses Pferd zurück?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owvor
  • woovr
  • wovorr
  • wovro
  • wovvor
  • wvoor
  • wwovor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owvor2woovr2wovorr1wovro2wovvor1wvoor2wwovor1
Edit distance from "wovor"

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 "wovor"?
"wovor" is spelled W-O-V-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [voːˈfoːɐ̯].
What does "wovor" mean?
As an adverb, "wovor" means: leitet eine Frage nach a) einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt b) einem Gegenstand (räumlich) ein; beantwortet wird die Frage beispielsweise mit: Davor …
What words are commonly confused with "wovor"?
"wovor" is commonly confused with "wood", "woher", "wofür". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wovor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wovor" is [voːˈfoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wovor" come from?
"wovor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wogen#25,403Zeitz#25,409Volke#25,390alpin#25,435

Similar misspelling depth

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

weitet7 variantsanbot7 variantsungut7 variantsrunner7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list