vorn
German, adverb/fɔʁn/
vorn is spelled V-O-R-N (4 letters) and appears 28 times per million words in written German, the 2,961st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorn is a German adverb meaning “in front” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “an der Vorderseite, am Anfang, im Vordergrund”.
What does vorn mean in English?
adverb
- 1
in front
Und das Ganze beginnt von vorn.
contraction
- 1
colloquialcontraction of vor + den
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. an der Vorderseite, am Anfang, im Vordergrund
abbreviation: 1. vor den
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 vorn
- voren alternative
- vorne alternative
- vornen alternative colloquial obsolete
- fornen alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorn?
- /fɔʁn/
- /fɔɐ̯n/
- [fɔʁn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorn
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorn in German?
vorn appears 28 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).