wovor

/[voːˈfoːɐ̯]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,406

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

wovor is anGermanadv. It means: leitet eine Frage nach a) einer Sache/einem Sachverhalt b) einem Gegenstand (räumlich) ein; beantwortet wird die Frage beispielsweise mit: Davor … Pronounced [voːˈfoːɐ̯]. Often confused with wood and woher.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of wovor in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for wovor is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [voːˈfoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,406 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for wovor, with forms such as "owvor", "woovr", and "wovorr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "wood", "woher", "wofür", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is wovor, spelled W-O-V-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owvor,woovr,wovorr,wovro,wovvor,wvoor,wwovor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for wovor

Misspelling Variants of "wovor"

owvor5woovr5wovorr6wovro5wovvor6wvoor5wwovor6
Misspelling Variants of "wovor"

Frequency rank: #25,406 in German

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 adv, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.