Vorleser

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzɐ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Vorleser” is uncommon German (frequency #62,988 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,988
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der anderen etwas vorliest

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorleser · Vorleser · German

Vorleser · rank #62,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,988
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorkriegszeit

Nearest frequency peer: Vorkriegszeit (-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 „Vorleser“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vorleser
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorleser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorleser“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorkriegszeit“ (#62,987), „Vorposten“ (#62,989), „vorsingen“ (#62,990). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorleser“ bei #62,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorleser is uncommon German at frequency #62,988 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der anderen etwas vorliest".

No misspelling variants are generated for Vorleser in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vorleser, spelled V-O-R-L-E-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der anderen etwas vorliest

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und dabei schämte ich mich gleichzeitig vor den Frauen, die von mir als Vorleser was erwarteten.“
  2. „Und in Karl Kraus als Vorleser ist Canetti diesem Phänomen auch begegnet; vielleicht hat ihm der Cousin dafür die Augen geöffnet.“

This word in other languages

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 "Vorleser"?
"Vorleser" is spelled V-O-R-L-E-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzɐ].
What does "Vorleser" mean?
As a noun, "Vorleser" means: jemand, der anderen etwas vorliest
How do you pronounce "Vorleser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorleser" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorleser" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list