vorheizen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩]
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
- vorgelagert
vorgelagert
25,849 corpus weight
- Vorhand
Vorhand
25,847 corpus weight
- vorheizen
vorheizen
25,846 corpus weight
- vorkomme
vorkomme
25,845 corpus weight
- vornehmer
vornehmer
25,844 corpus weight
- Vorstellung…
Vorstellungsgespräche
25,843 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorheizen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorheizen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaɪ̯t͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #74,155 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorheizen“ im Deutschen
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
- 1die Temperatur von etwas erhöhen, bevor es benutzt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorheizen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Den Backofen auf 175 °C vorheizen.
„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.
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