vorderer

[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]

/[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorderer” is uncommon German (frequency #51,813 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,813
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorder

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorderer · vorderer · German

vorderer · rank #51,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,813
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Volkshochschu…

Nearest frequency peer: Volkshochschulen (-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 „vorderer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorderer
PropertyValue
Headwordvorderer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁdəʁɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorderer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vordererfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Volkshochschulen“ (#51,812), „vorgebeugt“ (#51,814), „vorgezogene“ (#51,815). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorderer“ bei #51,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorderer is uncommon German at frequency #51,813 among 4,163 “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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahljahr#51,822Whistler#51,837willigte#51,842währende#51,851

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list