vorfanden

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfandn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfandn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorfanden” is uncommon German (frequency #96,481 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,481
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorfanden · vorfanden · German

vorfanden · rank #96,481 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,481
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorkommens

Nearest frequency peer: Vorkommens (+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 „vorfanden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorfanden
PropertyValue
Headwordvorfanden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfandn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorfanden“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorfandenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorkommens“ (#96,482), „vollwertig“ (#96,479), „Vollbesitz“ (#96,478). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorfanden“ bei #96,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorfanden is uncommon German at frequency #96,481 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfandn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vorfanden in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorfanden, spelled V-O-R-F-A-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfinden
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural 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 "vorfanden"?
"vorfanden" is spelled V-O-R-F-A-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfandn̩].
What does "vorfanden" mean?
As a verb, "vorfanden" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorfinden
How do you pronounce "vorfanden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorfanden" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfandn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Volksheld#96,476wagemutig#96,489Waldenser#96,493Walfänger#96,497

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list