vorheizen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“vorheizen” is uncommon German (frequency #74,155 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,155
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Temperatur von etwas erhöhen, bevor es benutzt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorheizen · vorheizen · German

vorheizen · rank #74,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,155
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorhand

Nearest frequency peer: Vorhand (-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 „vorheizen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorheizen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorheizen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#74,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorheizen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorhand“ (#74,154), „vorkomme“ (#74,156), „vornehmer“ (#74,157). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorheizen“ bei #74,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorheizen is uncommon German at frequency #74,155 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Temperatur von etwas erhöhen, bevor es benutzt wird".

vorheizen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorheizen, spelled V-O-R-H-E-I-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Temperatur von etwas erhöhen, bevor es benutzt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Den Backofen auf 175 °C vorheizen.
  2. „Wer das Fahrzeug daheim lädt, sollte es vorheizen so lange es noch an der Steckdose hängt, das lässt sich bequem per App vom Frühstückstisch aus erledigen, dann startet man warm und mit voller Batterie.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "vorheizen"?
"vorheizen" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-I-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩].
What does "vorheizen" mean?
As a verb, "vorheizen" means: die Temperatur von etwas erhöhen, bevor es benutzt wird
How do you pronounce "vorheizen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorheizen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorheizen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list