vorderer
[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]
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
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorderer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorderer” sits in German frequency
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
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder
- 5Nominativ 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.
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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.
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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.