vorspringen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɪŋən]
The verdict
“vorspringen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich mit einem Sprung nach vorne bewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorspringen · vorspringen · German
vorspringen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorspringen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɪŋən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorspringen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorspringen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vorspringen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorspringen, spelled V-O-R-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich mit einem Sprung nach vorne bewegen
- 2aus einer einheitlichen Front hervorragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorspringen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da war der Mann hinter der Theke bereits vorgesprungen, hatte eine Schrotflinte unter dem Tresen hervorgeholt und das Gewehr herumgeschwungen.“
„In einem Winkel zwischen zwei Häusern, von denen das eine etwas weiter in die Straße vorsprang als das andere, kauerte es sich nieder.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.