vordersten

[ˈfɔʁdɐstn̩]

/[ˈfɔʁdɐstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“vordersten” is uncommon German (frequency #52,560 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,560
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-vordersten · vordersten · German

vordersten · rank #52,560 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,560
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vollste

Nearest frequency peer: vollste (-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 „vordersten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vordersten
PropertyValue
Headwordvordersten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁdɐstn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vordersten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vollste“ (#52,559), „vorgeblich“ (#52,561), „vorhergehende“ (#52,562). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vordersten“ bei #52,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vordersten is uncommon German at frequency #52,560 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɔʁdɐstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

vordersten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 vordersten, spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs 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 "vordersten"?
"vordersten" is spelled V-O-R-D-E-R-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁdɐstn̩].
What does "vordersten" mean?
As an adjective, "vordersten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs vorder
How do you pronounce "vordersten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vordersten" is [ˈfɔʁdɐstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vordersten" come from?
"vordersten" 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 "vordersten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorgeblich#52,561wachsendem#52,569Wahlsieger#52,574versifften#52,542

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list