vorlage
/ˈfɔɹˌlɑ.ɡə/noun
vorlage is a noun meaning “A skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-O-R-L-A-G-E and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 68 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of vorlage is vorlages.
What does vorlage mean?
noun
- 1
A skiing position in which the skier leans forward while keeping their heels in contact with the skis.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Vorlage.
noun
- 1
A prior version or manifestation of a text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vorlage?
- UK /ˈfɔː.lɑː.ɡə/
- US /ˈfɔɹˌlɑ.ɡə/
Vorlage has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of vorlage
- vorlages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is vorlage?
Vorlage appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does vorlage come from?
From German Vorlage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).