vorehelich
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔeːəlɪç]
The verdict
“vorehelich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in/aus der Zeit, bevor eine Ehe geschlossen wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorehelich · vorehelich · German
vorehelich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | vorehelich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔeːəlɪç] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorehelich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorehelich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʔeːəlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in/aus der Zeit, bevor eine Ehe geschlossen wurde".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vorehelich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vorehelich, spelled V-O-R-E-H-E-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1in/aus der Zeit, bevor eine Ehe geschlossen wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorehelich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hätte also ruhig in jener Nacht mit Marion etwas anfangen können; Konsequenzen in dieser Hinsicht hätte ein voreheliches Techtelmechtel für ihn - und sie - nicht gehabt.“
„Während früher für voreheliche Schulden des Mannes im Regelfall das Gesamtgut neben dem Eigengut haftete, beschränkt sich diese Haftung nunmehr auf dessen Eigengut.“
Antonyms
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.