Vordach

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdax]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdax]/ noun

The verdict

“Vordach” is uncommon German (frequency #57,547 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,547
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorstehendes Dach, das besonders über Eingängen angebracht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-vordach · Vordach · German

Vordach · rank #57,547 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,547
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vollkorn

Nearest frequency peer: Vollkorn (-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 „Vordach“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vordach
PropertyValue
HeadwordVordach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdax]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vordach“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vollkorn“ (#57,546), „Vorhangs“ (#57,548), „Videobotschaft“ (#57,543). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vordach“ bei #57,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vordach is uncommon German at frequency #57,547 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorstehendes Dach, das besonders über Eingängen angebracht ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vordach, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vordach, spelled V-O-R-D-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorstehendes Dach, das besonders über Eingängen angebracht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Unter dem Vordach der Tankstelle steht der Peugeot nach wie vor im Wege.“
  2. „Aus den baufälligen Mauern eines Lagers der Straßenmeisterei ragte ein Vordach, in dessen Schutz im Winter Salzsäcke gestapelt wurden.“

This word in other languages

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 "Vordach"?
"Vordach" is spelled V-O-R-D-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdax].
What does "Vordach" mean?
As a noun, "Vordach" means: vorstehendes Dach, das besonders über Eingängen angebracht ist
How do you pronounce "Vordach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vordach" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vordach" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list