Vormärz
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁt͡s]
The verdict
“Vormärz” is uncommon German (frequency #62,069 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,069
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Zeit vor der gescheiterten Märzrevolution von 1848
Corpus desk
Index DE-vormarz · Vormärz · German
Vormärz · rank #62,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,069
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH vorgewarnt
Nearest frequency peer: vorgewarnt (-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 „Vormärz“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- voraussehen
voraussehen
37,935 corpus weight
- vorgewarnt
vorgewarnt
37,933 corpus weight
- Vormärz
Vormärz
37,932 corpus weight
- vorzubringen
vorzubringen
37,931 corpus weight
- vorübergehe…
vorübergehender
37,930 corpus weight
- Votze
Votze
37,929 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vormärz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vormärz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁt͡s] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vormärz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vormärz is uncommon German at frequency #62,069 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Zeit vor der gescheiterten Märzrevolution von 1848".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vormärz, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vormärz, spelled V-O-R-M-Ä-R-Z.
Definition
- 1die Zeit vor der gescheiterten Märzrevolution von 1848
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vormärz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Vormärz begann nach dem Wiener Kongress 1815.
„Aber das, was Berlin geistig nach Höhe und Breite im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert ist, kann vor den Zeiten des Vormärz höchstens erst in schwachen Andeutungen gefunden worden.“
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.
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