Vorzimmer

[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ]

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Vorzimmer” is uncommon German (frequency #53,360 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,360
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erster, dem Interessenten/Klienten/Patienten zugänglicher Raum einer Praxis oder Verwaltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-vorzimmer · Vorzimmer · German

Vorzimmer · rank #53,360 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,360
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorrangige

Nearest frequency peer: vorrangige (-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 „Vorzimmer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vorzimmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorzimmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,360
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorzimmer“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „vorrangige“ (#53,359), „vorgefertigten“ (#53,358), „völkerrechtlichen“ (#53,362). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vorzimmer“ bei #53,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Vorzimmer is uncommon German at frequency #53,360 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Vorzimmer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Vorzimmer, spelled V-O-R-Z-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    erster, dem Interessenten/Klienten/Patienten zugänglicher Raum einer Praxis oder Verwaltung
  2. 2
    Eingangsraum einer Wohnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vorzimmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Klienten müssen sich zunächst im Vorzimmer anmelden.
  2. „In den Vorzimmern des Zentralrats drängen sich die Menschen, jeder glaubt, die Räterepublik sei geschaffen, um seine privaten Wünsche zu erfüllen.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Vorzimmer"?
"Vorzimmer" is spelled V-O-R-Z-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ].
What does "Vorzimmer" mean?
As a noun, "Vorzimmer" means: erster, dem Interessenten/Klienten/Patienten zugänglicher Raum einer Praxis oder Verwaltung
How do you pronounce "Vorzimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vorzimmer" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vorzimmer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list