Vorsicht
German, noun/ˈfoːʁˌzɪçt/
Vorsicht is spelled V-O-R-S-I-C-H-T (8 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written German, the 3,312th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorsicht is a German feminine noun meaning “caution, cautiousness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhalten, bei dem man versucht, durch Wachsamkeit und/oder Zurückhaltung negative Folgen oder Schäden zu…”.
What does Vorsicht mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecaution, cautiousness
- 2
datedfeminineprecaution, providence, provision
interjection
- 1
beware!, caution!, careful!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhalten, bei dem man versucht, durch Wachsamkeit und/oder Zurückhaltung negative Folgen oder Schäden zu vermeiden 2. Hinweis auf eine Gefahr, meist als Ausrufesatz oder auf Schildern; Aufforderung zu [1]
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 Vorsicht
- Fürsicht alternative obsolete
- Vorsicht! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorsicht?
- /ˈfoːʁˌzɪçt/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçt]
- [ˈfɔɐ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorsicht
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorsicht in German?
Vorsicht appears 25 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).