vorsetzen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“vorsetzen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,108 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,108
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden/etwas nach vorne setzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorsetzen · vorsetzen · German
vorsetzen · rank #91,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,108
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH vorliegender
Nearest frequency peer: vorliegender (-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 „vorsetzen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Vorderräder
Vorderräder
8,896 corpus weight
- Vorgespräch
Vorgespräch
8,895 corpus weight
- vorliegender
vorliegender
8,894 corpus weight
- vorsetzen
vorsetzen
8,893 corpus weight
- vorwarnen
vorwarnen
8,891 corpus weight
- vorwegzuneh…
vorwegzunehmen
8,890 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorsetzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorsetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorsetzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorsetzen is uncommon German at frequency #91,108 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vorsetzen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorsetzen, spelled V-O-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden/etwas nach vorne setzen
- 2etwas so anbringen/befestigen/davorsetzen, dass es vor etwas anderem ist
- 3jemanden in eine Position vor jemanden anderen befördern
- 4eine Mahlzeit oder ein Getränk anbieten oder vor jemanden auf den Tisch stellen
- 5jemandem etwas präsentieren (beispielsweise eine Geschichte)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorsetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lehrer zum Schüler: „Henry, setz dich vor in die erste Reihe, dann machst du keinen Blödsinn mehr.“
Beim Walzer muss der Mann zuerst den rechten Fuß vorsetzen.
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).