vorgäbe
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛːbə]
The verdict
“vorgäbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorgabe · vorgäbe · German
vorgäbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorgäbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛːbə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorgäbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorgäbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for vorgäbe in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorgäbe, spelled V-O-R-G-Ä-B-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgeben
- 23. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgeben
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.