vormacht

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxt]/ verb

The verdict

“vormacht” is uncommon German (frequency #68,863 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,863
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vormachen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vormacht · vormacht · German

vormacht · rank #68,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,863
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorlaufzeit

Nearest frequency peer: Vorlaufzeit (-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 „vormacht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vormacht
PropertyValue
Headwordvormacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,863
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vormacht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).vormachtfällt 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: „Vorlaufzeit“ (#68,862), „vormalige“ (#68,864), „Vorauszahlung“ (#68,860). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vormacht“ bei #68,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vormacht is uncommon German at frequency #68,863 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

vormacht has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vormacht, spelled V-O-R-M-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vormachen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vormachen

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 "vormacht"?
"vormacht" is spelled V-O-R-M-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxt].
What does "vormacht" mean?
As a verb, "vormacht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vormachen
How do you pronounce "vormacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vormacht" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vormacht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vormacht", 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