Vorfahr
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁ/
Vorfahr is spelled V-O-R-F-A-H-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 86,281st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorfahr is a German masculine noun meaning “alternative form of Vorfahre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lebewesen männlichen oder weiblichen Geschlechts, von denen ein jüngeres Lebewesen abstammt”.
What does Vorfahr mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinealternative form of Vorfahre
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lebewesen männlichen oder weiblichen Geschlechts, von denen ein jüngeres Lebewesen abstammt
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 Vorfahr
- Vorfahren genitive
- Vorfahrin feminine
- Vorfahre variant
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorfahr?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁ/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorfahr
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorfahr in German?
Vorfahr appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).