Vorkommnis

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmnɪs]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmnɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vorkommnis” is uncommon German (frequency #65,855 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,855
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein unangenehmes Ereignis

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorkommnis · Vorkommnis · German

Vorkommnis · rank #65,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,855
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorgerückt

Nearest frequency peer: vorgerückt (-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 „Vorkommnis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vorkommnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorkommnis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmnɪs]
Letters10
Frequency rank#65,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorkommnis“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vorkommnisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorgerückt“ (#65,854), „Vorstandschaft“ (#65,856), „vorgemerkt“ (#65,853). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorkommnis“ bei #65,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorkommnis is uncommon German at frequency #65,855 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmnɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein unangenehmes Ereignis".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Vorkommnis in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vorkommnis, spelled V-O-R-K-O-M-M-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein unangenehmes Ereignis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vorkommnis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Schülerin berichtet ihren Eltern von einem außergewöhnlichen Vorkommnis in der Schule.
  2. Inzwischen wird der Fall in der Bundeswehr als „Besonderes Vorkommnis“ eingestuft.

Synonyms

BegebenheitEreignisGeschehnisVorfallZwischenfall

This word in other languages

incident(English)suceso(Español)événement(Français)incidência(Português)

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 "Vorkommnis"?
"Vorkommnis" is spelled V-O-R-K-O-M-M-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmnɪs].
What does "Vorkommnis" mean?
As a noun, "Vorkommnis" means: ein unangenehmes Ereignis
How do you pronounce "Vorkommnis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorkommnis" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorkommnis" come from?
"Vorkommnis" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorgerückt#65,854vorgemerkt#65,853vorbeugend#65,851vorzugeben#65,860

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list