Vortrieb

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁiːp]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁiːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vortrieb” is uncommon German (frequency #65,858 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,858
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorantreiben, Ausbrechen eines Tunnels

Corpus desk

Index DE-vortrieb · Vortrieb · German

Vortrieb · rank #65,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorstehende

Nearest frequency peer: vorstehende (-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 „Vortrieb“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Vortrieb“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vortrieb
PropertyValue
HeadwordVortrieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁiːp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vortrieb“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vortriebfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorstehende“ (#65,857), „vorzuenthalten“ (#65,859), „Vorstandschaft“ (#65,856). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vortrieb“ bei #65,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vortrieb is uncommon German at frequency #65,858 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁiːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vortrieb, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vortrieb, spelled V-O-R-T-R-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorantreiben, Ausbrechen eines Tunnels
  2. 2
    Antrieb zur Fortbewegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vortrieb appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der Herstellung des Tunnels kamen sowohl der konventionelle Tunnelvortrieb durch Sprengen als auch der bergmännische Vortrieb mit Tunnelvortriebsmaschinen zum Einsatz.
  2. „Für Vortrieb sorgt der bekannte 5,2-Liter-V10 mit 570 PS.“

Synonyms

TunnelvortriebSchub

This word in other languages

propulsion(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vortrieb"?
"Vortrieb" is spelled V-O-R-T-R-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁiːp].
What does "Vortrieb" mean?
As a noun, "Vortrieb" means: Vorantreiben, Ausbrechen eines Tunnels
How do you pronounce "Vortrieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vortrieb" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁiːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vortrieb" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vortrieb", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vorführt#65,852wehenden#65,877wirbelte#65,890verfüllt#65,819

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list