vorderer

[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]

/[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“vorderer” is uncommon German (frequency #51,813 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,813
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder

Key facts for vorderer
PropertyValue
Headwordvorderer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorderer” 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). vorderer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorderer is uncommon German at frequency #51,813 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vorderer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 vorderer, spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder

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 "vorderer"?
"vorderer" is spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ].
What does "vorderer" mean?
As an adjective, "vorderer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
How do you pronounce "vorderer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorderer" is [ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorderer" come from?
"vorderer" 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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Using “vorderer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-D-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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