Vorderlader
[ˈfɔʁdɐˌlaːdɐ]
The verdict
“Vorderlader” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feuerwaffe, die vom vorderen Ende des Laufs oder Rohres her geladen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorderlader · Vorderlader · German
Vorderlader · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorderlader |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁdɐˌlaːdɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorderlader“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vorderlader is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁdɐˌlaːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Feuerwaffe, die vom vorderen Ende des Laufs oder Rohres her geladen wird".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Vorderlader, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Vorderlader, spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-L-A-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Feuerwaffe, die vom vorderen Ende des Laufs oder Rohres her geladen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vorderlader appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Vorderlader galt seit 1866 als veraltete Waffentechnik.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.