vorland

noun

The verdict

“vorland” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contreforts d’une montagne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vorland · vorland · French

vorland · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for vorland
PropertyValue
Headwordvorland
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vorland » en français

vorlandsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

vorland is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contreforts d’une montagne.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vorland, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is vorland, spelled V-O-R-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contreforts d’une montagne.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vorland appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La région dont nous nous occuperons ici est la partie du vorland de l’Atlas comprise entre le 9ᵐᵉ et le 11ᵐᵉ degré de longitude ouest de Paris et entre les parallèles de Rabat et de Marrakech, c’est-à-dire un territoire d’environ 40.000 kilomètres carrés, représentant à peu près la 12ᵐᵉ partie du Maroc.
  2. Les points de partage des eaux, et notamment les vorlands, subissaient peu l’influence de ces tremblements de terre […]

Antonyms

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 "vorland"?
"vorland" is spelled V-O-R-L-A-N-D.
What does "vorland" mean?
As a noun, "vorland" means: Contreforts d’une montagne.
What language does "vorland" come from?
"vorland" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list