vorbestellen

[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɛlən]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɛlən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorbestellen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,008 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,008
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - reservieren, bevor ein Produkt am Markt erhältlich ist oder ein Ereignis stattfindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbestellen · vorbestellen · German

vorbestellen · rank #51,008 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,008
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorbereitenden

Nearest frequency peer: vorbereitenden (-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 „vorbestellen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorbestellen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbestellen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɛlən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#51,008
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorbestellen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorbestellenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorbereitenden“ (#51,007), „vorsätzlicher“ (#51,009), „voraussichtlichen“ (#51,006). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbestellen“ bei #51,008. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorbestellen is uncommon German at frequency #51,008 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "reservieren, bevor ein Produkt am Markt erhältlich ist oder ein Ereignis stattfindet".

Zero misspellings are on record for vorbestellen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vorbestellen, spelled V-O-R-B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    reservieren, bevor ein Produkt am Markt erhältlich ist oder ein Ereignis stattfindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vorbestellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es lohnt sich, rechtzeitig vorzubestellen, denn das Handy erscheint zur Markteinführung zu einem Kampfpreis von nur 29,99 Euro und dürfte dementsprechend rasch ausverkauft sein.
  2. Wenn man nicht vorbestellt hat, muß man ein bißchen warten, dafür gibt es aber eine schnuckelige Bar.

This word in other languages

précommander(Français)

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 "vorbestellen"?
"vorbestellen" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-S-T-E-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɛlən].
What does "vorbestellen" mean?
As a verb, "vorbestellen" means: reservieren, bevor ein Produkt am Markt erhältlich ist oder ein Ereignis stattfindet
How do you pronounce "vorbestellen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbestellen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʃtɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbestellen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vortrefflich#51,010Volksbildung#51,004weggeschickt#51,020verherrlicht#50,984

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list