vorpreschen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpʁɛʃn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpʁɛʃn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“vorpreschen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlich mit schnellem Tempo nach vorne gehen, ohne dabei Rücksicht auf eine Deckung oder eine Rückzugsmöglichkeit zu nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorpreschen · vorpreschen · German

vorpreschen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for vorpreschen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorpreschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpʁɛʃn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorpreschen“ im Deutschen

vorpreschenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorpreschen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpʁɛʃn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlich mit schnellem Tempo nach vorne gehen, ohne dabei Rücksicht auf eine Deckung oder eine Rückzugsmöglichkeit zu nehmen".

No misspelling variants are generated for vorpreschen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 vorpreschen, spelled V-O-R-P-R-E-S-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzlich mit schnellem Tempo nach vorne gehen, ohne dabei Rücksicht auf eine Deckung oder eine Rückzugsmöglichkeit zu nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dahinter ritten hundert Schwerbewaffnete, die bei Gefechtsbeginn sofort vorpreschten.“
  2. „Es zerrte gewaltig an seinen Nerven, und er spielte wieder einmal mit dem Gedanken, die Initiative zu ergreifen, vorzupreschen.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorpreschen"?
"vorpreschen" is spelled V-O-R-P-R-E-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpʁɛʃn̩].
What does "vorpreschen" mean?
As a verb, "vorpreschen" means: plötzlich mit schnellem Tempo nach vorne gehen, ohne dabei Rücksicht auf eine Deckung oder eine Rückzugsmöglichkeit zu nehmen
How do you pronounce "vorpreschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorpreschen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌpʁɛʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorpreschen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list