vorgriff

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorgriff” is uncommon German (frequency #77,515 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,515
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgreifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorgriff · vorgriff · German

vorgriff · rank #77,515 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,515
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorbeifahrend…

Nearest frequency peer: vorbeifahrenden (-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 „vorgriff“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorgriff
PropertyValue
Headwordvorgriff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,515
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorgriff“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vorgrifffällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorbeifahrenden“ (#77,514), „Vorarlbergs“ (#77,513), „Vorschulkinder“ (#77,517). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorgriff“ bei #77,515. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorgriff is uncommon German at frequency #77,515 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

vorgriff doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorgriff, spelled V-O-R-G-R-I-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgreifen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgreifen

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 "vorgriff"?
"vorgriff" is spelled V-O-R-G-R-I-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf].
What does "vorgriff" mean?
As a verb, "vorgriff" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorgreifen
How do you pronounce "vorgriff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorgriff" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorgriff" come from?
"vorgriff" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wachhund#77,522vittoria#77,506Waldwege#77,528Weissach#77,537

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list