vor
"vor" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vor” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #39,640) as a preposition. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #39,640
- frequency rank, English
- 969
- “V” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronunciation spelling of for.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vor · vor · English
vor · rank #39,640 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,640
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 969
- PHOTO-FINISH Vivien
Nearest frequency peer: Vivien (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Frequency neighbours of confusable “vor”
Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below
- VFX
VFX
60,365 corpus weight
- Vivien
Vivien
60,362 corpus weight
- vor
vor
60,361 corpus weight
- VPS
VPS
60,360 corpus weight
- wafers
wafers
60,359 corpus weight
- waver
waver
60,358 corpus weight
What this shows Bars place “vor” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.
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 | vor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #39,640 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Corpus rank beside confusables of “vor”
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for vor is neighbouring look-alikes ("VR", "VP", …), not just typos; it is apreposition. Frequency #39,640 among 969 “V” headwords. Gloss: "Pronunciation spelling of for.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vor, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "VR", "VP", "VW", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: See for. The correct English form is vor, spelled V-O-R.
Definition
- 1Pronunciation spelling of for.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Edgar: Ch'ill pick your teeth, zir: come; no matter vor your foins.
I zays enough to make thee grin: / Thee doesn't look vor much good out o'n.
Etymology
See for.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vor", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).