Vorsilbe
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪlbə]
Vorsilbe is spelled V-O-R-S-I-L-B-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorsilbe is a German feminine noun meaning “prefix” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Silbe, die vor dem Wortstamm steht; Synonym zu Präfix”.
What does Vorsilbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprefix
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Silbe, die vor dem Wortstamm steht; Synonym zu Präfix
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 Vorsilbe
- Vorsilben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorsilbe?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪlbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorsilbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorsilbe in German?
Vorsilbe appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).