vorbeikam

[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkaːm]

/[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkaːm]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorbeikam” is uncommon German (frequency #66,847 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,847
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorbeikommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbeikam · vorbeikam · German

vorbeikam · rank #66,847 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,847
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vollzeitjob

Nearest frequency peer: Vollzeitjob (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vorbeikam“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorbeikam“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorbeikam
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbeikam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkaːm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorbeikam“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vorbeikamfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vollzeitjob“ (#66,846), „vorgezeichnet“ (#66,848), „voriger“ (#66,849). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbeikam“ bei #66,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorbeikam is uncommon German at frequency #66,847 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkaːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vorbeikam in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorbeikam, spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-K-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorbeikommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorbeikommen

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 "vorbeikam"?
"vorbeikam" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-K-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkaːm].
What does "vorbeikam" mean?
As a verb, "vorbeikam" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorbeikommen
How do you pronounce "vorbeikam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbeikam" is [foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌkaːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbeikam" come from?
"vorbeikam" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorbeikam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vogelfrei#66,843wandernde#66,859vermerkte#66,831Verlegern#66,828

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list