Vorhut
German, noun/ˈfoːɐˌhuːt/
Vorhut is spelled V-O-R-H-U-T (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 45,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorhut is a German feminine noun meaning “vanguard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleiner Trupp Soldaten zur Erkundung/Sicherung des Vorfeldes einer Truppe”.
What does Vorhut mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevanguard
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleiner Trupp Soldaten zur Erkundung/Sicherung des Vorfeldes einer Truppe
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorhut
- Vorhuten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorhut?
- /ˈfoːɐˌhuːt/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhuːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorhut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorhut in German?
Vorhut appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).