vorwärtskommen

[ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡sˌkɔmən]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡sˌkɔmən]/ verb

The verdict

“vorwärtskommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der Erreichung eines Zieles vorankommen, im Leben Erfolg haben

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorwartskommen · vorwärtskommen · German

vorwärtskommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for vorwärtskommen
PropertyValue
Headwordvorwärtskommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡sˌkɔmən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorwärtskommen“ im Deutschen

vorwärtskommenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorwärtskommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡sˌkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der Erreichung eines Zieles vorankommen, im Leben Erfolg haben".

Zero misspellings are on record for vorwärtskommen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is vorwärtskommen, spelled V-O-R-W-Ä-R-T-S-K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Erreichung eines Zieles vorankommen, im Leben Erfolg haben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir wollen alle vorwärtskommen.
  2. Wir sind vorwärtsgekommen und haben immer noch zwei Wochen Vorbereitung vor uns.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorwärtskommen"?
"vorwärtskommen" is spelled V-O-R-W-Ä-R-T-S-K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡sˌkɔmən].
What does "vorwärtskommen" mean?
As a verb, "vorwärtskommen" means: in der Erreichung eines Zieles vorankommen, im Leben Erfolg haben
How do you pronounce "vorwärtskommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorwärtskommen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯vɛʁt͡sˌkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorwärtskommen" come from?
"vorwärtskommen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list