Vorbemerkung

[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorbemerkung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #63,922 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#63,922
frequency rank, German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einleitende Bemerkung, meist als Vorwort eines Buches oder Vortrags

Key facts for Vorbemerkung
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorbemerkung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#63,922
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vorbemerkung” 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). Vorbemerkung 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 Vorbemerkung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,922 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "einleitende Bemerkung, meist als Vorwort eines Buches oder Vortrags".

Zero misspellings are on record for Vorbemerkung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vorbemerkung, spelled V-O-R-B-E-M-E-R-K-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    einleitende Bemerkung, meist als Vorwort eines Buches oder Vortrags

Antonyms

Schlussbemerkung

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 "Vorbemerkung"?
"Vorbemerkung" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-M-E-R-K-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ].
What does "Vorbemerkung" mean?
As a noun, "Vorbemerkung" means: einleitende Bemerkung, meist als Vorwort eines Buches oder Vortrags
How do you pronounce "Vorbemerkung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorbemerkung" is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorbemerkung" come from?
"Vorbemerkung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Vorbemerkung”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-B-E-M-E-R-K-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌmɛʁkʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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