vorangeht

[foˈʁanˌɡeːt]

/[foˈʁanˌɡeːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorangeht” is uncommon German (frequency #55,840 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,840
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorangehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorangeht · vorangeht · German

vorangeht · rank #55,840 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,840
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volksversamml…

Nearest frequency peer: Volksversammlung (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vorangeht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorangeht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorangeht
PropertyValue
Headwordvorangeht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foˈʁanˌɡeːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,840
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorangeht“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vorangehtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volksversammlung“ (#55,839), „vorbildlicher“ (#55,841), „Vorerkrankungen“ (#55,842). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorangeht“ bei #55,840. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorangeht is uncommon German at frequency #55,840 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [foˈʁanˌɡeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vorangeht, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vorangeht, spelled V-O-R-A-N-G-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorangehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorangehen

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 "vorangeht"?
"vorangeht" is spelled V-O-R-A-N-G-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁanˌɡeːt].
What does "vorangeht" mean?
As a verb, "vorangeht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorangehen
How do you pronounce "vorangeht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorangeht" is [foˈʁanˌɡeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorangeht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorangeht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wegmachen#55,859verhöhnen#55,813verflixte#55,810wohlfühlt#55,871

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list