vollführen

[fɔlˈfyːʁən]

/[fɔlˈfyːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vollführen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,213 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#75,213
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (eine Handlung) ausführen/durchführen

Key facts for vollführen
PropertyValue
Headwordvollführen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɔlˈfyːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#75,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vollführen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vollführen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vollführen is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɔlˈfyːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,213 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(eine Handlung) ausführen/durchführen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vollführen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vollführen, spelled V-O-L-L-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (eine Handlung) ausführen/durchführen

Synonyms

verrichtenverwirklichenvollbringen

This word in other languages

perform(English)

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 "vollführen"?
"vollführen" is spelled V-O-L-L-F-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlˈfyːʁən].
What does "vollführen" mean?
As a verb, "vollführen" means: (eine Handlung) ausführen/durchführen
How do you pronounce "vollführen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vollführen" is [fɔlˈfyːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vollführen" come from?
"vollführen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “vollführen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-L-F-Ü-H-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɔlˈfyːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list