vorgerückt

[ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʁʏkt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʁʏkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorgerückt” is uncommon German (frequency #65,854 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,854
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - relativ spät

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorgeruckt · vorgerückt · German

vorgerückt · rank #65,854 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,854
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorgemerkt

Nearest frequency peer: vorgemerkt (-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 „vorgerückt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorgerückt
PropertyValue
Headwordvorgerückt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʁʏkt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorgerückt“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorgemerkt“ (#65,853), „Vorkommnis“ (#65,855), „vorführt“ (#65,852). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorgerückt“ bei #65,854. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorgerückt is uncommon German at frequency #65,854 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʁʏkt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "relativ spät".

Zero misspellings are on record for vorgerückt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorgerückt, spelled V-O-R-G-E-R-Ü-C-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativ spät

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im vorgerückten Alter wirst Du das einmal ganz anders sehen.

Synonyms

spät

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 "vorgerückt"?
"vorgerückt" is spelled V-O-R-G-E-R-Ü-C-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʁʏkt].
What does "vorgerückt" mean?
As an adjective, "vorgerückt" means: relativ spät
How do you pronounce "vorgerückt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorgerückt" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʁʏkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorgerückt" come from?
"vorgerückt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vorgemerkt#65,853Vorkommnis#65,855vorbeugend#65,851vorzugeben#65,860

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list