Vorzimmer
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ/
Vorzimmer is spelled V-O-R-Z-I-M-M-E-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,749th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorzimmer is a German neuter noun meaning “entrance hall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “erster, dem Interessenten/Klienten/Patienten zugänglicher Raum einer Praxis oder Verwaltung”.
What does Vorzimmer mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterentrance hall
- 2
Austrianeuterhall, hallway, corridor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erster, dem Interessenten/Klienten/Patienten zugänglicher Raum einer Praxis oder Verwaltung 2. Eingangsraum einer Wohnung
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 Vorzimmer
- Vorzimmers genitive
- Vorzimmern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorzimmer?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡sɪmɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorzimmer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorzimmer in German?
Vorzimmer appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).