vorkomme

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmə]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmə]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorkomme” is uncommon German (frequency #74,156 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,156
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorkomme · vorkomme · German

vorkomme · rank #74,156 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,156
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorheizen

Nearest frequency peer: vorheizen (-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 „vorkomme“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorkomme
PropertyValue
Headwordvorkomme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorkomme“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vorkommefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorheizen“ (#74,155), „vornehmer“ (#74,157), „Vorhand“ (#74,154). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorkomme“ bei #74,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorkomme is uncommon German at frequency #74,156 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vorkomme in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorkomme, spelled V-O-R-K-O-M-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorkommen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorkommen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorkommen

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 "vorkomme"?
"vorkomme" is spelled V-O-R-K-O-M-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmə].
What does "vorkomme" mean?
As a verb, "vorkomme" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorkommen
How do you pronounce "vorkomme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorkomme" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorkomme" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Webstuhl#74,169Weinmann#74,173zermürbt#74,214umwerfen#74,093

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list