Vorbau
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯]
Vorbau is spelled V-O-R-B-A-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorbau is a German masculine noun meaning “porch (a covered and enclosed entrance to a building)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gebäudeteil, der aus dem eigentlichen Kerngebäude herausragt”.
What does Vorbau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineporch (a covered and enclosed entrance to a building)
- 2
masculinestem (component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork)
- 3
masculinerack; (big) breasts
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gebäudeteil, der aus dem eigentlichen Kerngebäude herausragt 2. Bautechnik, bei der einzelne Bauteile wie beispielsweise Teile einer Brücke in der Bauphase vorgebaut werden, ehe sie in das bauliche Gesamtgefüge integriert werden 3. großer Busen 4. Bauteil, das Lenker und Fahrradgabel verbindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorbau
- Vorbaus genitive
- Vorbauten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorbau?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbaʊ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorbau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorbau in German?
Vorbau appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).