vorstürzen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“vorstürzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Tempo nach vorne springen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorsturzen · vorstürzen · German
vorstürzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | vorstürzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “vorstürzen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
vorstürzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtʏʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Tempo nach vorne springen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vorstürzen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is vorstürzen, spelled V-O-R-S-T-Ü-R-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Tempo nach vorne springen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorstürzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein anderer Ritter stürzt vor, und neuer Kampf hebt an.“
„Analog verhalten sich die Löwen: Während der eine mit sich aufgeregt kringelnder Mähne vorstürzt, nimmt der andere, gelassen wegblickend, das Ereignis gähnend auf sich.“
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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.
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