vorhergehend
[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːənt]
The verdict
“vorhergehend” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich davor befindend, zuvor geschehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorhergehend · vorhergehend · German
vorhergehend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorhergehend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːənt] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorhergehend“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorhergehend is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich davor befindend, zuvor geschehen".
vorhergehend has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorhergehend, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1sich davor befindend, zuvor geschehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorhergehend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Familie hat im vorhergehenden Jahr ihren Urlaub in der Schweiz besonders genossen.
„Sein vorhergehendes Buch über Trump, das 2018 erschienene ‚Fear‘ (Angst), verkaufte sich in der ersten Woche nach Erscheinen in den USA 1,1 Millionen Mal.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.