vorausschauen
[foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“vorausschauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zukünftige Entwicklungen gedanklich vorwegnehmen und in der Planung berücksichtigen, sich die Zukunft vorstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorausschauen · vorausschauen · German
vorausschauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorausschauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorausschauen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorausschauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌʃaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zukünftige Entwicklungen gedanklich vorwegnehmen und in der Planung berücksichtigen, sich die Zukunft vorstellen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vorausschauen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vorausschauen, spelled V-O-R-A-U-S-S-C-H-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1zukünftige Entwicklungen gedanklich vorwegnehmen und in der Planung berücksichtigen, sich die Zukunft vorstellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorausschauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn du fünf Jahre vorausschaust, wo siehst du dich dann?
Wer beim Schachspielen weit vorausschauen kann, hat einen Vorteil.
Antonyms
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.