Vorkämpfer

[ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorkämpfer” is uncommon German (frequency #54,224 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,224
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorreiter einer politischen oder kulturellen Entwicklung

Key facts for Vorkämpfer
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorkämpfer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vorkämpfer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Vorkämpfer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorkämpfer is uncommon German at frequency #54,224 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorreiter einer politischen oder kulturellen Entwicklung".

Vorkämpfer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vorkämpfer, spelled V-O-R-K-Ä-M-P-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorreiter einer politischen oder kulturellen Entwicklung

Synonyms

AvantgardeBannerträgerProtagonistVorreiterWegbereiter

This word in other languages

champion(English)abanderado(Español)avant-garde(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 "Vorkämpfer"?
"Vorkämpfer" is spelled V-O-R-K-Ä-M-P-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ].
What does "Vorkämpfer" mean?
As a noun, "Vorkämpfer" means: Vorreiter einer politischen oder kulturellen Entwicklung
How do you pronounce "Vorkämpfer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorkämpfer" is [ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorkämpfer" come from?
"Vorkämpfer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Vorkämpfer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-K-Ä-M-P-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯kɛmp͡fɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list