vorhergehende

[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndə]

/[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorhergehende” is uncommon German (frequency #52,562 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,562
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorhergehende · vorhergehende · German

vorhergehende · rank #52,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,562
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorgeblich

Nearest frequency peer: vorgeblich (-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 „vorhergehende“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorhergehende
PropertyValue
Headwordvorhergehende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#52,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorhergehende“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorhergehendefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorgeblich“ (#52,561), „Vorkommnissen“ (#52,563), „vordersten“ (#52,560). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorhergehende“ bei #52,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorhergehende is uncommon German at frequency #52,562 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

vorhergehende doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorhergehende, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend

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 "vorhergehende"?
"vorhergehende" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndə].
What does "vorhergehende" mean?
As an adjective, "vorhergehende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorhergehend
How do you pronounce "vorhergehende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorhergehende" is [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorhergehende" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vorkommnissen#52,563Trainingsplan#52,497Themenkomplex#52,485Auftraggebers#52,659

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list