vorfand

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfant]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfant]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorfand” is uncommon German (frequency #70,967 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,967
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorfand · vorfand · German

vorfand · rank #70,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,967
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH voreilige

Nearest frequency peer: voreilige (-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 „vorfand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorfand
PropertyValue
Headwordvorfand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorfand“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vorfandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „voreilige“ (#70,966), „vorschwebt“ (#70,968), „vorbeugenden“ (#70,965). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorfand“ bei #70,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorfand is uncommon German at frequency #70,967 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

vorfand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vorfand, spelled V-O-R-F-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfinden
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfinden

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vulgäre#70,973Winzern#71,004zeugten#71,021Tröster#70,894

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list