voraussehen

[foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzeːən]

/[foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“voraussehen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,066 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#62,066
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Ereignis in der Zukunft bereits vorher ahnen / erkennen

Key facts for voraussehen
PropertyValue
Headwordvoraussehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzeːən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “voraussehen” 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). voraussehen 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 voraussehen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzeːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,066 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Ereignis in der Zukunft bereits vorher ahnen / erkennen".

voraussehen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is voraussehen, spelled V-O-R-A-U-S-S-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Ereignis in der Zukunft bereits vorher ahnen / erkennen

This word in other languages

foresee(English)prévoir(Français)antever(Português)

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 "voraussehen"?
"voraussehen" is spelled V-O-R-A-U-S-S-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzeːən].
What does "voraussehen" mean?
As a verb, "voraussehen" means: ein Ereignis in der Zukunft bereits vorher ahnen / erkennen
How do you pronounce "voraussehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "voraussehen" is [foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "voraussehen" come from?
"voraussehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “voraussehen”

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

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