Vorfeld
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfɛlt]
Vorfeld is spelled V-O-R-F-E-L-D (7 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,161st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorfeld is a German neuter noun meaning “run-up (period of time just before an important event)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “allgemein: der Bereich (Gelände oder Zeitabschnitt), der vor jemand/etwas liegt”.
What does Vorfeld mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterrun-up (period of time just before an important event)
- 2
neuterapron (paved area of an airport)
- 3
neuterprefield (the first field in the Feldermodell)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. allgemein: der Bereich (Gelände oder Zeitabschnitt), der vor jemand/etwas liegt 2. im Aussagesatz die Wortstellungen, die sich vor der Satzklammer befinden
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 Vorfeld
- Vorfeldes genitive
- Vorfelds genitive
- Vorfelder plural
- Vorfelde dative singular
- Vorfeldern dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorfeld?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfɛlt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorfeld
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorfeld in German?
Vorfeld appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).