Vorwinter
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvɪntɐ/
Vorwinter is spelled V-O-R-W-I-N-T-E-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 76 million words in written German, the 543,077th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorwinter is a German masculine noun meaning “early winter (supplementary season between autumn and winter, exclusive to temperate climate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitraum, der direkt vor dem Beginn der 4. Jahreszeit, des Winters, liegt; besonders, wenn es an diesen Tagen…”.
What does Vorwinter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineearly winter (supplementary season between autumn and winter, exclusive to temperate climate)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitraum, der direkt vor dem Beginn der 4. Jahreszeit, des Winters, liegt; besonders, wenn es an diesen Tagen kalt ist 2. der Winter im letzten Jahr, der Winter vor diesem Winter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorwinter
- Vorwinters genitive
- Vorwintern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorwinter?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvɪntɐ/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvɪntɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vorwinter in German?
Vorwinter appears about once in every 76 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).