vorfahre

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorfahre” is uncommon German (frequency #78,724 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,724
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfahren

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorfahre · vorfahre · German

vorfahre · rank #78,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vordrucke

Nearest frequency peer: Vordrucke (-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 „vorfahre“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorfahre
PropertyValue
Headwordvorfahre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorfahre“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vorfahrefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vordrucke“ (#78,723), „vorgelagerte“ (#78,725), „Vorbedingungen“ (#78,722). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorfahre“ bei #78,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorfahre is uncommon German at frequency #78,724 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vorfahre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 vorfahre, spelled V-O-R-F-A-H-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfahren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfahren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfahren

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 "vorfahre"?
"vorfahre" is spelled V-O-R-F-A-H-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə].
What does "vorfahre" mean?
As a verb, "vorfahre" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfahren
How do you pronounce "vorfahre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorfahre" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorfahre" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorfahre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vorteils#78,730weltlich#78,753Zartheit#78,784zerhackt#78,787

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list