vorstellen
\ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən\
The verdict
“vorstellen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (transitif) Avancer, mettre devant, pousser vers l'avant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorstellen · vorstellen · French
vorstellen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | vorstellen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vorstellen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vorstellen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vorstellen, spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Avancer, mettre devant, pousser vers l'avant.
- 2(transitif) Présenter.
- 3(transitif) Représenter, incarner. → voir darstellen
- 4(réfléchi) S'imaginer, imaginer, se représenter mentalement.
- 5(réfléchi) Se présenter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vorstellen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du hast den Stuhl zu weit vorgestellt!
Hast du die Uhr um eine Stunde vorgestellt?
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.