vorgeblich

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːplɪç]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːplɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorgeblich” is uncommon German (frequency #52,561 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,561
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - behauptet, möglicherweise nicht (in erster Linie) zutreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorgeblich · vorgeblich · German

vorgeblich · rank #52,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,561
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vordersten

Nearest frequency peer: vordersten (-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 „vorgeblich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorgeblich
PropertyValue
Headwordvorgeblich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːplɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorgeblich“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vordersten“ (#52,560), „vorhergehende“ (#52,562), „vollste“ (#52,559). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorgeblich“ bei #52,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorgeblich is uncommon German at frequency #52,561 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːplɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "behauptet, möglicherweise nicht (in erster Linie) zutreffend".

Zero misspellings are on record for vorgeblich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorgeblich, spelled V-O-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    behauptet, möglicherweise nicht (in erster Linie) zutreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vorgeblich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Zudem hatte er sich mit einer neuen, vorgeblich notwendige Modernisierungsschritte setzenden Funktionärsgarde, der er schlicht Korruption und Verrat an Geist, Idealen und Philosophie des Clubs vorhielt, nachhaltig überworfen.“
  2. „In Zeilen wie diesen wandert sie mit der vorgeblich naiven Freude eines Kindes, das sprechen lernt, zwischen den Sprachen hin und her, […]“

Synonyms

angeblich

This word in other languages

pretended(English)supuesto(Español)soi-disant(Français)

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 "vorgeblich"?
"vorgeblich" is spelled V-O-R-G-E-B-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːplɪç].
What does "vorgeblich" mean?
As an adjective, "vorgeblich" means: behauptet, möglicherweise nicht (in erster Linie) zutreffend
How do you pronounce "vorgeblich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorgeblich" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːplɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorgeblich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vordersten#52,560wachsendem#52,569Wahlsieger#52,574versifften#52,542

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list