Vorposten

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔstn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔstn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Vorposten” is uncommon German (frequency #62,989 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,989
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorgelagerter Standort, der zur Sicherung der eigenen Truppe dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorposten · Vorposten · German

Vorposten · rank #62,989 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,989
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vorleser

Nearest frequency peer: Vorleser (-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 „Vorposten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vorposten
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorposten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,989
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorposten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Vorpostenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorleser“ (#62,988), „vorsingen“ (#62,990), „Vorkriegszeit“ (#62,987). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorposten“ bei #62,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorposten is uncommon German at frequency #62,989 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Vorposten in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Vorposten, spelled V-O-R-P-O-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorgelagerter Standort, der zur Sicherung der eigenen Truppe dient
  2. 2
    Person, die am vorgelagerten Standort Wache hält

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auf Anmarschrouten von 500 und mehr Kilometern bewegten sich die Plünderer aus der Tiefe der Wildnis heraus, um die spanischen Vorposten und Bauerndörfer anzugreifen, in denen Großgrundbesitzer Haciendas betrieben und die Felder von Mestizen und versklavten Indios bestellen ließen.“
  2. „In Leopolds Vorposten leben sie fern von den Gespenstern der Vergangenheit, einige werden nur alle paar Monate aufgestört durch den Besuch eines Dampfboots.“

This word in other languages

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 "Vorposten"?
"Vorposten" is spelled V-O-R-P-O-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔstn̩].
What does "Vorposten" mean?
As a noun, "Vorposten" means: vorgelagerter Standort, der zur Sicherung der eigenen Truppe dient
How do you pronounce "Vorposten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorposten" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpɔstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorposten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list