Vorrichtung
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɪçtʊŋ/
Vorrichtung is spelled V-O-R-R-I-C-H-T-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 26,796th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorrichtung is a German feminine noun meaning “device, rig, contrivance, facility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Hilfsmittel zu einem bestimmten Zweck, eigens gefertigtes Werkzeug”.
What does Vorrichtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedevice, rig, contrivance, facility
- 2
femininejig (tool)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Hilfsmittel zu einem bestimmten Zweck, eigens gefertigtes Werkzeug 2. das Vorrichten in landschaftlichem Sinn 3. das Vorrichten im Bergbau (Untersuchung der Lagerstätte)
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 Vorrichtung
- Vorrichtungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorrichtung?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɪçtʊŋ/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁɪçtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorrichtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorrichtung in German?
Vorrichtung appears 1.7 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).