vorbeigehen
\foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌɡeːən\
The verdict
“vorbeigehen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passer à pied.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorbeigehen · vorbeigehen · French
vorbeigehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vorbeigehen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌɡeːən\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vorbeigehen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \foːɐ̯ˈbaɪ̯ˌɡeːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for vorbeigehen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vorbeigehen, spelled V-O-R-B-E-I-G-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Passer à pied.
- 2Passer (parlant du temps, d’un évènement).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorbeigehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Hotelrestaurant gibt es eine sehr interessante Familie. Der Vater (...) kommt immer als Erster an die Tür des Restaurants, tritt beiseite, lässt seine Frau vorbeigehen, die winzig klein ist wie eine schwarze Maus, und geht dann hinein, dicht gefolgt von einem kleinen Jungen und einem kleinen Mädchen, die angezogen sind wie dressierte Hunde.
«Was ist das für eine Geschichte mit den Ratten?» - «Ich weiß nicht. Es ist sonderbar, aber es wird vorbeigehen.»
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.