vorgreifen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
The verdict
“vorgreifen” is uncommon German (frequency #86,031 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,031
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Hände nach vorne strecken und zufassen (greifen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorgreifen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,031 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vorgreifen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vorgreifen is uncommon German at frequency #86,031 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vorgreifen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorgreifen, spelled V-O-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1die Hände nach vorne strecken und zufassen (greifen)
- 2etwas (unhöflicherweise, unklugerweise) zu einem früheren Zeitpunkt tun, als es angemessen oder aktuell ist
- 3etwas, das erst zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt aus dem Zusammenhang heraus seine Bedeutung erhält, mit Absicht früher sagen
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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.
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Using “vorgreifen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-G-R-E-I-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.