Vorwurf
German, noun/ˈfoːʁˌvʊʁf/
Vorwurf is spelled V-O-R-W-U-R-F (7 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written German, the 4,114th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorwurf is a German masculine noun meaning “reproach” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Äußerung, die jemanden beschuldigt oder jemandem Vorhaltungen macht”.
What does Vorwurf mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereproach
- 2
masculineaccusation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Äußerung, die jemanden beschuldigt oder jemandem Vorhaltungen macht 2. Ball, der sich aus unterschiedlichen Gründen regelwidrig in Richtung des gegnerischen Malfeldes bewegt
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 Vorwurf
- Vorwurfes genitive
- Vorwurfs genitive
- Vorwürfe plural
- Vorwurfe dative singular
- Vorwürfen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorwurf?
- /ˈfoːʁˌvʊʁf/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvʊɐ̯f]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvʊʁf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorwurf
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorwurf in German?
Vorwurf appears 19 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).