voranzukommen

[foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən]

/[foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“voranzukommen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,859 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,859
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorankommen

Key facts for voranzukommen
PropertyValue
Headwordvoranzukommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#68,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voranzukommen” 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). voranzukommen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

voranzukommen is uncommon German at frequency #68,859 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorankommen".

No misspelling variants are generated for voranzukommen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is voranzukommen, spelled V-O-R-A-N-Z-U-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorankommen

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 "voranzukommen"?
"voranzukommen" is spelled V-O-R-A-N-Z-U-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən].
What does "voranzukommen" mean?
As a verb, "voranzukommen" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs vorankommen
How do you pronounce "voranzukommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voranzukommen" is [foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voranzukommen" come from?
"voranzukommen" 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 “voranzukommen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-A-N-Z-U-K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [foˈʁant͡suˌkɔmən] (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

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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