Vorstoß
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs]
The verdict
“Vorstoß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Bewegung vorwärts (in feindliches Gebiet)
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorsto · Vorstoß · German
Vorstoß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Vorstoß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorstoß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vorstoß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtoːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Vorstoß, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Vorstoß, spelled V-O-R-S-T-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1eine Bewegung vorwärts (in feindliches Gebiet)
- 2eine Bewegung vorwärts in ein unbekanntes Gebiet
- 3das Herantreten an jemanden (meist eine Autorität) mit einem Wunsch oder einer Bitte
- 4ein Versuch, etwas zu verwirklichen, durchzusetzen
- 5Rand eines Kleidungsstücks aus anderem Stoff oder in anderer Farbe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorstoß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Vorstoß sollte durch ein kurzes aber heftiges Bombardement mit mittleren und schweren Bombern auf das vorgesehene Gebiet eröffnet werden.“
„Bradley sprach sich demgegenüber für einen Vorstoß der 3. US-Armee unter Generalleutnant George S. Patton durch Lothringen und ins Saarland aus.“
This word in other languages
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.