vorzieht

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːt]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“vorzieht” is uncommon German (frequency #58,430 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,430
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorzieht · vorzieht · German

vorzieht · rank #58,430 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,430
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vortrages

Nearest frequency peer: Vortrages (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „vorzieht“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „vorzieht“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vorzieht
PropertyValue
Headwordvorzieht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,430
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „vorzieht“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).vorziehtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vortrages“ (#58,429), „vorzutäuschen“ (#58,431), „vorstehend“ (#58,428). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „vorzieht“ bei #58,430. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vorzieht is uncommon German at frequency #58,430 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

vorzieht 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is vorzieht, spelled V-O-R-Z-I-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorziehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorziehen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorzieht"?
"vorzieht" is spelled V-O-R-Z-I-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːt].
What does "vorzieht" mean?
As a verb, "vorzieht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs vorziehen
How do you pronounce "vorzieht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorzieht" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡siːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorzieht" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vorzieht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Walnüsse#58,437verzahnt#58,420verwegen#58,418verrecke#58,409

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list