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Vorkammer

German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkamɐ/

Vorkammer is a German feminine noun meaning “antechamber, entrance hall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Teil des Herzens”.

What does Vorkammer mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineantechamber, entrance hall

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Teil des Herzens 2. Hohlraum vor dem eigentlichen Hauptbrennraum 3. kleinerer Raum vor einem größeren Zimmer

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 Vorkammer

  • Vorkammern plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Vorkammer?

  • /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkamɐ/
  • [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkamɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Vorkammer

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Vorkammer in German?

Vorkammer appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).