Vorschlag
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːk]
Vorschlag is spelled V-O-R-S-C-H-L-A-G (9 letters) and appears 37 times per million words in written German, the 2,246th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “suggestion, proposal (something proposed)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Empfehlung oder Rat, etwas auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu handhaben”.
What does Vorschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesuggestion, proposal (something proposed)
Wir hätten auf ihren Vorschlag hören sollen.
- 2
masculinean ornament in which one or more notes are added before the principal note, such as an appoggiatura or acciaccatura
Bitte spiele den Vorschlag in Takt 23 etwas länger.
- 3
masculinethe wad in a muzzleloader
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Empfehlung oder Rat, etwas auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise zu handhaben 2. Verzierung, bei der ein oder mehrere Töne vor dem Hauptton angespielt werden
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 Vorschlag
- Vorschlages genitive
- Vorschlags genitive
- Vorschläge plural
- Vorschlage dative singular
- Vorschlägen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorschlag?
- standard [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːk]
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlax/
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ʃlaːx/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorschlag
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorschlag in German?
Vorschlag appears 37 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).