zuvorderst

[t͡suˈfɔʁdɐst]

/[t͡suˈfɔʁdɐst]/ adv

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The verdict

“zuvorderst” is uncommon German (frequency #87,322 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,322
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - räumlich am weitesten vorn

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuvorderst · zuvorderst · German

zuvorderst · rank #87,322 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,322
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuverlässigst…

Nearest frequency peer: zuverlässigsten (-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 „zuvorderst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuvorderst
PropertyValue
Headwordzuvorderst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[t͡suˈfɔʁdɐst]
Letters10
Frequency rank#87,322
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuvorderst“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zuvorderstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuverlässigsten“ (#87,321), „Zweisprachigkeit“ (#87,323), „Zusammenhalts“ (#87,320). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuvorderst“ bei #87,322. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuvorderst is uncommon German at frequency #87,322 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [t͡suˈfɔʁdɐst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

zuvorderst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zuvorderst, spelled Z-U-V-O-R-D-E-R-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    räumlich am weitesten vorn
  2. 2
    mit hoher Priorität oder zeitlich weit vorn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zuvorderst liegen im Kühlregal die Waren, deren Verfallsdatum als nächstes abläuft.
  2. Wir müssen zuvorderst den Hunger der Menschen bekämpfen.

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 "zuvorderst"?
"zuvorderst" is spelled Z-U-V-O-R-D-E-R-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈfɔʁdɐst].
What does "zuvorderst" mean?
As an adverb, "zuvorderst" means: räumlich am weitesten vorn
How do you pronounce "zuvorderst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuvorderst" is [t͡suˈfɔʁdɐst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuvorderst" come from?
"zuvorderst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zwitschert#87,327zigtausend#87,310Zeitstrafe#87,300abgehobene#87,350

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list