vorwiegend
German, adverb/ˈfoːɐ̯viːɡənt/
vorwiegend is spelled V-O-R-W-I-E-G-E-N-D (10 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written German, the 4,979th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorwiegend is a German adverb meaning “predominantly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of vorwiegen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Mehrheit, an erster Stelle”.
What does vorwiegend mean in English?
adverb
- 1
predominantly
verb
- 1
present participle of vorwiegen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in der Mehrheit, an erster Stelle
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce vorwiegend?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯viːɡənt/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorwiegend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorwiegend in German?
vorwiegend appears 15 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).