Vorruhestand
[ˈfoːɐ̯ʁuːəˌʃtant]
The verdict
“Vorruhestand” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeit von der tatsächlichen Pensionierung bis zum Eintritt des gesetzlichen Pensionsalters, des regulären Renteneintrittsalters
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorruhestand · Vorruhestand · German
Vorruhestand · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorruhestand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ʁuːəˌʃtant] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorruhestand“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vorruhestand is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ʁuːəˌʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeit von der tatsächlichen Pensionierung bis zum Eintritt des gesetzlichen Pensionsalters, des regulären Renteneintrittsalters".
Vorruhestand has no tracked misspelling variants, 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Vorruhestand, spelled V-O-R-R-U-H-E-S-T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Zeit von der tatsächlichen Pensionierung bis zum Eintritt des gesetzlichen Pensionsalters, des regulären Renteneintrittsalters
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Vorruhestand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auch künftig können alle mit 63 in den Vorruhestand gehen, allerdings nur mit einem Abschlag von 14,4 Prozent.
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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.