vorerzählen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]
The verdict
“vorerzählen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - jemandem eine Lüge, ein Märchen auftischen/erzählen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorerzahlen · vorerzählen · German
vorerzählen · 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 | vorerzählen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorerzählen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorerzählen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ʔɛɐ̯ˌt͡sɛːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vorerzählen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vorerzählen, spelled V-O-R-E-R-Z-Ä-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem eine Lüge, ein Märchen auftischen/erzählen
- 2jemandem eine Geschichte, ein Märchen aufsagen/vorlesen/zitieren/erzählen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorerzählen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Erzähl mir doch nichts vor! Die Nachbarin hat dich gesehen!
„Die gewöhnliche Methode, das Leben und die Amtsführung jedes einzelnen Pabstes vorzuerzählen, gewährt nie reine Uebersicht, sondern lauter Bruchstücke, erschwert das Studium, verursacht Ekel, und folglich Vernachlässigung.“ (1797)
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.