vorsingen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən]
The verdict
“vorsingen” is uncommon German (frequency #62,990 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,990
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Rahmen einer (Aufnahme-)Prüfung dem Prüfer ein Lied vorstellen (singen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorsingen · vorsingen · German
vorsingen · rank #62,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,990
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH Vorposten
Nearest frequency peer: Vorposten (-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 „vorsingen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Vorkriegsze…
Vorkriegszeit
37,014 corpus weight
- Vorleser
Vorleser
37,013 corpus weight
- Vorposten
Vorposten
37,012 corpus weight
- vorsingen
vorsingen
37,011 corpus weight
- Vorstädte
Vorstädte
37,010 corpus weight
- Wachtel
Wachtel
37,009 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorsingen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorsingen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorsingen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorsingen is uncommon German at frequency #62,990 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
vorsingen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is vorsingen, spelled V-O-R-S-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1im Rahmen einer (Aufnahme-)Prüfung dem Prüfer ein Lied vorstellen (singen)
- 2jemandem ein Lied singen, auch damit es nachgesungen werden kann oder jemand einstimmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorsingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ausgerechnet an jenem Ort, an dem er einmal vorgesungen hatte, würde er eine Tatverdächtige verhaften. Ein Stockwerk höher hatte er einmal vor dem Chorleiter gestanden, zitternd, schlotternd vor Kälte und Angst.“
Sie begann, ein Wiegenlied vor sich hinzusummen, das die Oma immer den Kindern vorgesungen hatte.
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).