vorhanden
German, adjective/foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩/
vorhanden is spelled V-O-R-H-A-N-D-E-N (9 letters) and appears 59 times per million words in written German, the 1,461st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorhanden is a German adjective meaning “available, existing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf den Zustand der Anwesenheit, Präsenz bezogen”.
What does vorhanden mean in English?
adjective
- 1
available, existing
Mit den vorhandenen Werkzeugen kommen wir nicht weit.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf den Zustand der Anwesenheit, Präsenz bezogen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vorhanden
- vorhandener masculine nominative singular
- vorhandner masculine nominative singular
- vorhandene feminine nominative singular
- vorhandne feminine nominative singular
- vorhandenes neuter nominative singular
- vorhandnes neuter nominative singular
- vorhandenen genitive masculine singular
- vorhandnen genitive masculine singular
- vorhandenem dative masculine singular
- vorhandnem dative masculine singular
- vorh. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorhanden?
- /foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩/
- [foːɐ̯ˈhandn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorhanden
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorhanden in German?
vorhanden appears 59 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).