Vorahnung

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorahnung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #50,173 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#50,173
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - undeutliches Gefühl, dass etwas geschehen wird

Key facts for Vorahnung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorahnung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,173
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vorahnung” 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). Vorahnung 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 Vorahnung is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,173 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "undeutliches Gefühl, dass etwas geschehen wird".

Vorahnung has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vorahnung, spelled V-O-R-A-H-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    undeutliches Gefühl, dass etwas geschehen wird

Synonyms

Vorgefühl

This word in other languages

premonition(English)présentiment(Français)

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 "Vorahnung"?
"Vorahnung" is spelled V-O-R-A-H-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ].
What does "Vorahnung" mean?
As a noun, "Vorahnung" means: undeutliches Gefühl, dass etwas geschehen wird
How do you pronounce "Vorahnung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorahnung" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorahnung" come from?
"Vorahnung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Vorahnung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-A-H-N-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔaːnʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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