Vorrede

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁeːdə]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁeːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Vorrede” is uncommon German (frequency #61,172 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,172
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einleitende Worte (bevor ein eigentlicher Beitrag kommt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorrede · Vorrede · German

Vorrede · rank #61,172 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,172
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorlieb

Nearest frequency peer: vorlieb (-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 „Vorrede“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vorrede
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorrede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁeːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#61,172
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorrede“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Vorredefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorlieb“ (#61,171), „Vorwurfs“ (#61,173), „voreiligen“ (#61,170). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorrede“ bei #61,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorrede is uncommon German at frequency #61,172 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁeːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Vorrede has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Vorrede, spelled V-O-R-R-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    einleitende Worte (bevor ein eigentlicher Beitrag kommt)
  2. 2
    vorab gegebene Information (oft zu organisatorischen Fragen oder besserem Einstimmen auf ein Thema)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die „drei außerordentlichen Menschen“, wie sie Schiller in seiner Vorrede zu den „Räubern“ nennt, werden uns als die degenerierten Abkömmlinge eines alten, zum Aussterben bestimmten Geschlechtes gezeigt.“
  2. „Man sieht, daß in dieser Mitteilung des für die Druckerlaubnis zuständigen Riccardi die Veranlassung und Ursache für die verlogene Heuchelei in der Vorrede zu Galileis Werk gegeben ist.“

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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 "Vorrede"?
"Vorrede" is spelled V-O-R-R-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁeːdə].
What does "Vorrede" mean?
As a noun, "Vorrede" means: einleitende Worte (bevor ein eigentlicher Beitrag kommt)
How do you pronounce "Vorrede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorrede" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁeːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorrede" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list