Vorfach
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯fax]
Vorfach is spelled V-O-R-F-A-C-H (7 letters) and appears about once in every 50 million words in written German, the 428,887th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorfach is a German neuter noun meaning “leader (part of fishing line)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil der Angelschnur, der den Haken oder den am hakenbewehrten Kunstköder mit der Hauptschnur verbindet”.
What does Vorfach mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterleader (part of fishing line)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Teil der Angelschnur, der den Haken oder den am hakenbewehrten Kunstköder mit der Hauptschnur verbindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorfach
- Vorfaches genitive
- Vorfachs genitive
- Vorfächer plural
- Vorfächern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorfach?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯fax]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vorfach in German?
Vorfach appears about once in every 50 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).