vorzeigen
German, verb[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtsaɪ̯ɡn̩]
vorzeigen is spelled V-O-R-Z-E-I-G-E-N (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorzeigen is a German verb meaning “to show, to demonstrate, to produce (for inspection)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem etwas zur Begutachtung oder Prüfung präsentieren/vorlegen”.
What does vorzeigen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to show, to demonstrate, to produce (for inspection)
Er zeigte seinen Pass vor.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandem etwas zur Begutachtung oder Prüfung präsentieren/vorlegen 2. jemandem etwas in der Erwartung zeigen, diesen damit zu beeindrucken
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 vorzeigen
- zeigt vor present singular third-person
- zeigte vor past
- vorgezeigt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- vorzeigend participle present
- vorzuzeigen infinitive infinitive-zu
- zeige vor first-person indicative present
- zeigen vor first-person indicative plural
- zeigst vor indicative present second-person
- zeigest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- zeiget vor plural second-person subjunctive
- zeigten vor first-person indicative plural
- zeigtest vor indicative preterite second-person
- zeigtet vor indicative plural preterite
- zeig vor! imperative singular
- zeige vor! imperative singular
- zeigt vor! imperative plural
- vorgezeigt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorzeigen?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtsaɪ̯ɡn̩]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡŋ̩]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorzeigen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorzeigen in German?
vorzeigen appears 1.3 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).