vorbehandeln
German, verb[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhandl̩n]
vorbehandeln is spelled V-O-R-B-E-H-A-N-D-E-L-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 74 million words in written German, the 535,730th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorbehandeln is a German verb meaning “to pre-treat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen vorbereitenden Arbeitsschritt durchführen, bevor die eigentliche Bearbeitung (Behandlung) erfolgt”.
What does vorbehandeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to pre-treat
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen vorbereitenden Arbeitsschritt durchführen, bevor die eigentliche Bearbeitung (Behandlung) erfolgt
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 vorbehandeln
- behandelt vor present singular third-person
- behandelte vor past
- vorbehandelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- vorbehandelnd participle present
- vorzubehandeln infinitive infinitive-zu
- behandle vor first-person indicative present
- behandele vor first-person indicative present
- behandel vor first-person indicative present
- behandeln vor first-person indicative plural
- behandelst vor indicative present second-person
- behandelest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- behandlest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- behandelet vor plural second-person subjunctive
- behandlet vor plural second-person subjunctive
- behandelten vor first-person indicative plural
- behandeltest vor indicative preterite second-person
- behandeltet vor indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorbehandeln?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhandl̩n]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌhandl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vorbehandeln in German?
vorbehandeln appears about once in every 74 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).