vorgeben
\ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩\
The verdict
“vorgeben” 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) - Prétexter, prétendre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorgeben · vorgeben · French
vorgeben · 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 | vorgeben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « vorgeben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
vorgeben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prétexter, prétendre.".
vorgeben has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vorgeben, spelled V-O-R-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Prétexter, prétendre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how vorgeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nicht alle Arbeitnehmer, die ihre Vorgesetzten anlügen, tun dies, weil sie weniger arbeiten als in ihrem Vertrag vereinbart. Manche verschweigen auch, dass sie mit der Arbeitszeit nicht hinkommen, weil Aufgaben bei ihnen deutlich länger brauchen, als sie vorgeben.
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