vorwarnen

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorwarnen” is uncommon German (frequency #91,110 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,110
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (jemanden) einige Zeit im Voraus, rechtzeitig auf eine drohende Gefahr hinweisen

Key facts for vorwarnen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorwarnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vorwarnen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vorwarnen lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorwarnen is uncommon German at frequency #91,110 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(jemanden) einige Zeit im Voraus, rechtzeitig auf eine drohende Gefahr hinweisen".

No misspelling variants are generated for vorwarnen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is vorwarnen, spelled V-O-R-W-A-R-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (jemanden) einige Zeit im Voraus, rechtzeitig auf eine drohende Gefahr hinweisen

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 "vorwarnen"?
"vorwarnen" is spelled V-O-R-W-A-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən].
What does "vorwarnen" mean?
As a verb, "vorwarnen" means: (jemanden) einige Zeit im Voraus, rechtzeitig auf eine drohende Gefahr hinweisen
How do you pronounce "vorwarnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorwarnen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorwarnen" come from?
"vorwarnen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “vorwarnen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-R-W-A-R-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaʁnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list