vorladen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːdn̩]
The verdict
“vorladen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden von offizieller Seite auffordern, persönlich zu erscheinen, zum Beispiel vor einem Gericht oder bei der Polizei
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorladen · vorladen · German
vorladen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorladen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːdn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorladen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorladen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːdn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden von offizieller Seite auffordern, persönlich zu erscheinen, zum Beispiel vor einem Gericht oder bei der Polizei".
Zero misspellings are on record for vorladen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vorladen, spelled V-O-R-L-A-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden von offizieller Seite auffordern, persönlich zu erscheinen, zum Beispiel vor einem Gericht oder bei der Polizei
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vorladen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Richter beschloss, Maria als Zeugin vorzuladen.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.