vorliegend

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩t]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩t]/ adj

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“vorliegend” is uncommon German (frequency #56,667 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,667
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Zeit gegeben, vorhanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorliegend · vorliegend · German

vorliegend · rank #56,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,667
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorkamen

Nearest frequency peer: vorkamen (-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 „vorliegend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorliegend
PropertyValue
Headwordvorliegend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorliegend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vorliegendfällt 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: „vorkamen“ (#56,666), „Vorrecht“ (#56,668), „Vorjahre“ (#56,665). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorliegend“ bei #56,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorliegend is uncommon German at frequency #56,667 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zur Zeit gegeben, vorhanden".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vorliegend, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorliegend, spelled V-O-R-L-I-E-G-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Zeit gegeben, vorhanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im vorliegenden Fall hätte der Mörder die Sicherheitsverwahrung verdient.

This word in other languages

present(English)présent(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 "vorliegend"?
"vorliegend" is spelled V-O-R-L-I-E-G-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩t].
What does "vorliegend" mean?
As an adjective, "vorliegend" means: zur Zeit gegeben, vorhanden
How do you pronounce "vorliegend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorliegend" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorliegend" come from?
"vorliegend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

vorverlegt#56,670Webbrowser#56,674verteufeln#56,653verstopfte#56,651

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list