Vorhölle
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhœlə]
The verdict
“Vorhölle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort, der sich noch vor der Hölle befindet
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorholle · Vorhölle · German
Vorhölle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Vorhölle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhœlə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorhölle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vorhölle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhœlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort, der sich noch vor der Hölle befindet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Vorhölle in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vorhölle, spelled V-O-R-H-Ö-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Ort, der sich noch vor der Hölle befindet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorhölle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„So auch hier: Im Presbyterium umfangen gleich drei Bilder Tintorettos das Allerheiligste: links eine Kreuzigung, über dem Hochaltar die Auferstehung und rechts Christus in der Vorhölle.“
„Sie sagte immer, es würde in der Vorhölle bleiben, und ich erfuhr in dieser Nacht zum erstenmal, welche scheußlichen Sachen die Katholiken im Religionsunterricht lernen.“
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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.