vorsingen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən]/ verb

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorsingen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorsingen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorsingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorsingen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.vorsingenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vorposten“ (#62,989), „Vorstädte“ (#62,991), „Vorleser“ (#62,988). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorsingen“ bei #62,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    im Rahmen einer (Aufnahme-)Prüfung dem Prüfer ein Lied vorstellen (singen)
  2. 2
    jemandem ein Lied singen, auch damit es nachgesungen werden kann oder jemand einstimmt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vorsingen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „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.“
  2. Sie begann, ein Wiegenlied vor sich hinzusummen, das die Oma immer den Kindern vorgesungen hatte.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorsingen"?
"vorsingen" is spelled V-O-R-S-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən].
What does "vorsingen" mean?
As a verb, "vorsingen" means: im Rahmen einer (Aufnahme-)Prüfung dem Prüfer ein Lied vorstellen (singen)
How do you pronounce "vorsingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorsingen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorsingen" come from?
"vorsingen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorsingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list