vorherrschen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorherrschen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,427 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,427
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stärker oder weiter verbreitet als etwas Ähnliches sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorherrschen · vorherrschen · German

vorherrschen · rank #58,427 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,427
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorhergesehen

Nearest frequency peer: vorhergesehen (-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 „vorherrschen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorherrschen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorherrschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,427
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorherrschen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorhergesehen“ (#58,426), „vorstehend“ (#58,428), „vorhandenem“ (#58,425). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorherrschen“ bei #58,427. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorherrschen is uncommon German at frequency #58,427 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stärker oder weiter verbreitet als etwas Ähnliches sein".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vorherrschen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vorherrschen, spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    stärker oder weiter verbreitet als etwas Ähnliches sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es sind solche Gedanken, die in meinem Geist vorherrschen.
  2. Das ist typisch für die Stimmung, die hier viele Jahre lang vorgeherrscht hat.

This word in other languages

prevail(English)prevalecer(Español)prévaloir(Français)

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 "vorherrschen"?
"vorherrschen" is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩].
What does "vorherrschen" mean?
As a verb, "vorherrschen" means: stärker oder weiter verbreitet als etwas Ähnliches sein
How do you pronounce "vorherrschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorherrschen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhɛʁʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorherrschen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Versiegelung#58,416verschuldete#58,415verschrottet#58,414verabredeten#58,399

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list