Vorliebe
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːbə]
Vorliebe is spelled V-O-R-L-I-E-B-E (8 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written German, the 12,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorliebe is a German feminine noun meaning “predilection; preference; liking; penchant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein besonderes Interesse für eine Person oder Sache”.
What does Vorliebe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepredilection; preference; liking; penchant
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein besonderes Interesse für eine Person oder Sache
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorliebe
- Vorlieben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorliebe?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorliebe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorliebe in German?
Vorliebe appears 4.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).