Vorabend
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌaːbənt/
Vorabend is spelled V-O-R-A-B-E-N-D (8 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorabend is a German masculine noun meaning “the previous evening; the evening before something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Abend oder Tag vor einem Feiertag oder besonderen Ereignis”.
What does Vorabend mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe previous evening; the evening before something
- 2
masculinethe evening before a Sunday or holiday where attending mass already serves to fulfil the attendance obligation
- 3
masculineeve (the day before something)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Abend oder Tag vor einem Feiertag oder besonderen Ereignis 2. ein (längerer) Zeitraum, der einem historisch bedeutsamen Ereignis unmittelbar vorausgeht 3. Zeit zwischen dem Nachmittag und Abend (etwa von 18 bis 20 Uhr)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorabend
- Vorabendes genitive
- Vorabends genitive
- Vorabende plural
- Vorabenden dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorabend?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌaːbənt/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔaːbn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorabend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorabend in German?
Vorabend appears 3.2 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).