vorschieben

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːbn̩]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːbn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“vorschieben” is uncommon German (frequency #60,229 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,229
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas vor etwas oder in Richtung nach vorne rücken/platzieren (schieben)

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorschieben · vorschieben · German

vorschieben · rank #60,229 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,229
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorgebrachten

Nearest frequency peer: vorgebrachten (-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 „vorschieben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorschieben
PropertyValue
Headwordvorschieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,229
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorschieben“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vorschiebenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorgebrachten“ (#60,228), „Volontariat“ (#60,227), „Vollzeitstelle“ (#60,226). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorschieben“ bei #60,229. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorschieben is uncommon German at frequency #60,229 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for vorschieben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorschieben, spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas vor etwas oder in Richtung nach vorne rücken/platzieren (schieben)
  2. 2
    sich (vorsichtig, auch zwischen anderen Menschen) nach vorne bewegen
  3. 3
    etwas behaupten, was aber nicht den wahren Grund/Anlass darstellt
  4. 4
    jemand anderes schicken, anstatt etwas selbst zu tun, einen Strohmann beschäftigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man brauchte nur noch den schweren hölzernen Riegel vorzuschieben und die Burg wäre gesichert.
  2. Wenn wir den Anhänger vorschieben, hat auch noch das Motorrad in der Garage Platz.

Antonyms

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 "vorschieben"?
"vorschieben" is spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːbn̩].
What does "vorschieben" mean?
As a verb, "vorschieben" means: etwas vor etwas oder in Richtung nach vorne rücken/platzieren (schieben)
How do you pronounce "vorschieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorschieben" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorschieben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list