voranstellen

[foˈʁanˌʃtɛlən]

/[foˈʁanˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

The verdict

“voranstellen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vor etwas anderes platzieren (stellen), an den Anfang setzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-voranstellen · voranstellen · German

voranstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for voranstellen
PropertyValue
Headwordvoranstellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foˈʁanˌʃtɛlən]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „voranstellen“ im Deutschen

voranstellensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

voranstellen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [foˈʁanˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas vor etwas anderes platzieren (stellen), an den Anfang setzen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for voranstellen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is voranstellen, spelled V-O-R-A-N-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vor etwas anderes platzieren (stellen), an den Anfang setzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how voranstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lassen Sie mich ein paar persönliche Worte voranstellen.
  2. Der Kommentar ist in diesem Fall dem Aufsatz vorangestellt.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "voranstellen"?
"voranstellen" is spelled V-O-R-A-N-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁanˌʃtɛlən].
What does "voranstellen" mean?
As a verb, "voranstellen" means: etwas vor etwas anderes platzieren (stellen), an den Anfang setzen
How do you pronounce "voranstellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voranstellen" is [foˈʁanˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voranstellen" come from?
"voranstellen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list