vorführen
\ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁən\
The verdict
“vorführen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Présenter, exhiber au public.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorfuhren · vorführen · French
vorführen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | vorführen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vorführen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vorführen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is vorführen, spelled V-O-R-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Présenter, exhiber au public.
- 2Passer, projeter (un film au public).
- 3Présenter de force à un organe de justice.
- 4Démontrer et donner des explications.
- 5Ridiculiser quelqu'un.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorführen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Natürlich profitierten die Kinos von diesem allgemeinen Urlaub und machten gute Geschäfte. (...) Nach Ablauf von zwei Wochen waren die Veranstalter gezwungen, ihre Programme auszutauschen, und einige Zeit darauf führten die Kinos schließlich den immer gleichen Film vor.
Der 26 Jahre alte Beschuldigte wurde am Donnerstag in Handschellen vorgeführt und äußerte sich zu Prozessbeginn nicht zu den Vorwürfen.
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.