vorfahre
\ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə\
The verdict
“vorfahre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif dans une proposition subordonnée de vorfahren.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorfahre · vorfahre · French
vorfahre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | vorfahre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vorfahre » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vorfahre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfaːʁə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
vorfahre has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is vorfahre, spelled V-O-R-F-A-H-R-E.
Definition
- 1Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif dans une proposition subordonnée de vorfahren.
- 2Première personne du singulier subjonctif présent I dans une proposition subordonnée de vorfahren.
- 3Troisième personne du singulier subjonctif présent I dans une proposition subordonnée de vorfahren.
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.