Vorgefühl

noun

The verdict

“Vorgefühl” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pressentiment, émotion ressentie par anticipation.

Key facts for Vorgefühl
PropertyValue
HeadwordVorgefühl
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Vorgefühl” sits in French frequency

Vorgefühl falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Vorgefühl is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pressentiment, émotion ressentie par anticipation.".

Vorgefühl has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Vorgefühl, spelled V-O-R-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pressentiment, émotion ressentie par anticipation.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vorgefühl"?
"Vorgefühl" is spelled V-O-R-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.
What does "Vorgefühl" mean?
As a noun, "Vorgefühl" means: Pressentiment, émotion ressentie par anticipation.
What language does "Vorgefühl" come from?
"Vorgefühl" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Vorgefühl”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-O-R-G-E-F-Ü-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list