Vorstudie
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtuːdi̯ə/
Vorstudie is spelled V-O-R-S-T-U-D-I-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorstudie is a German feminine noun meaning “preliminary study” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “wissenschaftliche Untersuchung zur Vorbereitung der eigentlichen Untersuchung”.
What does Vorstudie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepreliminary study
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. wissenschaftliche Untersuchung zur Vorbereitung der eigentlichen Untersuchung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorstudie
- Vorstudien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorstudie?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtuːdi̯ə/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtuːdi̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vorstudie in German?
Vorstudie appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).