vorzeichnen
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çnən]
The verdict
“vorzeichnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (zuerst) die Umrisse einer Form, das Wesentliche skizzieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorzeichnen · vorzeichnen · German
vorzeichnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorzeichnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çnən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „vorzeichnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
vorzeichnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
vorzeichnen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is vorzeichnen, spelled V-O-R-Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1(zuerst) die Umrisse einer Form, das Wesentliche skizzieren
- 2jemand anderem vormachen, wie eine Zeichnung entsteht, meist, damit dieser es nachmachen/nachzeichnen kann
- 3im Vorwege beeinflussen/bestimmen
- 4ein Zeichen zuweisen, das die Tonart festlegt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorzeichnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Nähen einer geschwungenen Linie auf einem großen Quilt ist es sinnvoll, die Kurve vorzuzeichnen.
Das Gesicht wird auf der Wand vorgezeichnet, und dann malen es die Kinder mit Dispersionsfarbe aus.
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.