vorlaut

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯t]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯t]/ adj

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The verdict

“vorlaut” is uncommon German (frequency #86,032 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,032
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich in der Art ungefragt äußernd, dass es als störend empfunden wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorlaut · vorlaut · German

vorlaut · rank #86,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,032
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorgreifen

Nearest frequency peer: vorgreifen (-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 „vorlaut“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorlaut
PropertyValue
Headwordvorlaut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorlaut“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorgreifen“ (#86,031), „Vorwärtsbewegung“ (#86,033), „Vorbedingung“ (#86,030). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorlaut“ bei #86,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorlaut is uncommon German at frequency #86,032 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vorlaut in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorlaut, spelled V-O-R-L-A-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich in der Art ungefragt äußernd, dass es als störend empfunden wird
  2. 2
    zu früh Laut gebend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihre Rotznase ist eines von den ganz vorlauten Kindern!“
  2. Dieses Kind geht einem auf die Nerven. Laura (Johanna Scharf) ist vorlaut, unhöflich und renitent. Sie hat nicht mal ein Bild gemalt zum Geburtstag ihres Opas. Weil sie keinen Bock hatte.

This word in other languages

cheeky(English)insolent(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 "vorlaut"?
"vorlaut" is spelled V-O-R-L-A-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯t].
What does "vorlaut" mean?
As an adjective, "vorlaut" means: sich in der Art ungefragt äußernd, dass es als störend empfunden wird
How do you pronounce "vorlaut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorlaut" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorlaut" come from?
"vorlaut" 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 "vorlaut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vöglein#86,036vicious#86,019vernäht#86,006wirkend#86,063

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list