vormerken

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁkn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“vormerken” is uncommon German (frequency #51,817 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,817
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Vorwege notieren/festhalten, damit man es später nicht vergisst, was je nach Zusammenhang ein Merkposten oder eine feste Reservierung sein kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-vormerken · vormerken · German

vormerken · rank #51,817 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,817
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorherrschend

Nearest frequency peer: vorherrschend (-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 „vormerken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vormerken
PropertyValue
Headwordvormerken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁkn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,817
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vormerken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vormerkenfällt 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: „vorherrschend“ (#51,816), „völkerrechtliche“ (#51,818), „vorgezogene“ (#51,815). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vormerken“ bei #51,817. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vormerken is uncommon German at frequency #51,817 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for vormerken in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is vormerken, spelled V-O-R-M-E-R-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Vorwege notieren/festhalten, damit man es später nicht vergisst, was je nach Zusammenhang ein Merkposten oder eine feste Reservierung sein kann
  2. 2
    sich aufschreiben oder merken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Können Sie mich für nächste Woche vormerken? Montag und Mittwoch kann ich den ganzen Tag.
  2. Ich habe für Sie ein Zimmer vom 27. auf den 28. vormerken lassen.

Antonyms

abbestellenstornierenstreichenvergessen

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 "vormerken"?
"vormerken" is spelled V-O-R-M-E-R-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁkn̩].
What does "vormerken" mean?
As a verb, "vormerken" means: im Vorwege notieren/festhalten, damit man es später nicht vergisst, was je nach Zusammenhang ein Merkposten oder eine feste Reservierung sein kann
How do you pronounce "vormerken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vormerken" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌmɛʁkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vormerken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wahrsager#51,824verzieren#51,806verklagte#51,792verdenken#51,788

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list