Vorarlberg
/ˈfɔːɹˌɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/
"vorarlberg" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Vorarlberg” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The westernmost federal state of Austria.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vorarlberg · Vorarlberg · English
Vorarlberg · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorarlberg |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔːɹˌɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Vorarlberg” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Vorarlberg is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈfɔːɹˌɑː(ɹ)lbɜː(ɹ)ɡ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The westernmost federal state of Austria.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Vorarlberg in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Vorarlberg (literally, "before the Arlberg"), from vor (“before; in front of”) + Arlberg (“massif shared between Vorarlberg and Tyrol”). The correct English form is Vorarlberg, spelled V-O-R-A-R-L-B-E-R-G.
Definition
- 1The westernmost federal state of Austria.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Vorarlberg (literally, "before the Arlberg"), from vor (“before; in front of”) + Arlberg (“massif shared between Vorarlberg and Tyrol”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.