vorbeugend

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩t]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩t]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorbeugend” is uncommon German (frequency #65,851 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,851
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit der Absicht, ein zukünftiges Ereignis zu verhindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorbeugend · vorbeugend · German

vorbeugend · rank #65,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,851
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorbelastet

Nearest frequency peer: vorbelastet (-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 „vorbeugend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorbeugend
PropertyValue
Headwordvorbeugend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorbeugend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorbelastet“ (#65,850), „vorführt“ (#65,852), „vorbeigeschaut“ (#65,849). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorbeugend“ bei #65,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorbeugend is uncommon German at frequency #65,851 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit der Absicht, ein zukünftiges Ereignis zu verhindern".

No misspelling variants are generated for vorbeugend in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorbeugend, spelled V-O-R-B-E-U-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Absicht, ein zukünftiges Ereignis zu verhindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wir müssen vorbeugend handeln und vorbeugende Maßnahmen treffen.

Synonyms

präservativpräventivprophylaktischvorsorgend

This word in other languages

precautionary(English)preventivo(Español)préventif(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 "vorbeugend"?
"vorbeugend" is spelled V-O-R-B-E-U-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩t].
What does "vorbeugend" mean?
As an adjective, "vorbeugend" means: mit der Absicht, ein zukünftiges Ereignis zu verhindern
How do you pronounce "vorbeugend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorbeugend" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorbeugend" come from?
"vorbeugend" 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 "vorbeugend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorgemerkt#65,853vorgerückt#65,854Vorkommnis#65,855vorzugeben#65,860

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list