vorspulen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpuːlən]
The verdict
“vorspulen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,441 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,441
- frequency rank, German
- 4,163
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Band auf einer Spule, zum Beispiel ein Videoband/Kassettenband, auf dem Gerät in Abspielrichtung schnell weiterdrehen, um an eine andere Stelle zu gelangen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorspulen · vorspulen · German
vorspulen · rank #92,441 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,441
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,163
- PHOTO-FINISH vorspringenden
Nearest frequency peer: vorspringenden (-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 „vorspulen“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Vorrundensp…
Vorrundenspiele
7,564 corpus weight
- Vorsorgeunt…
Vorsorgeuntersuchung
7,562 corpus weight
- vorspringen…
vorspringenden
7,561 corpus weight
- vorspulen
vorspulen
7,560 corpus weight
- vorzüglicher
vorzüglicher
7,559 corpus weight
- Vögte
Vögte
7,558 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorspulen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorspulen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpuːlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,441 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorspulen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorspulen is uncommon German at frequency #92,441 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpuːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Band auf einer Spule, zum Beispiel ein Videoband/Kassettenband, auf dem Gerät in Abspielrichtung schnell weiterdrehen, um an eine andere Stelle zu gelangen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vorspulen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is vorspulen, spelled V-O-R-S-P-U-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Band auf einer Spule, zum Beispiel ein Videoband/Kassettenband, auf dem Gerät in Abspielrichtung schnell weiterdrehen, um an eine andere Stelle zu gelangen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorspulen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Kannst du mal an die Stelle vorspulen, wo man den Eisberg zum ersten Mal sieht?
Das sind die langsamen Lieder, spul mal vor, danach kommen rockigere Stücke.
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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).