Vorzeichen
\ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩\
The verdict
“Vorzeichen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Signe précurseur, avant-coureur, indice d’un événement qui va se produire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorzeichen · Vorzeichen · French
Vorzeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Vorzeichen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Vorzeichen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Vorzeichen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯ˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Vorzeichen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Vorzeichen, spelled V-O-R-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Signe précurseur, avant-coureur, indice d’un événement qui va se produire.
- 2Signe (+ ou –).
- 3Altération.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorzeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das erste Vorzeichen meiner Krankheit war eine starke Müdigkeit.
Man muss das richtige Vorzeichen anwenden, sonst ist die Berechnung falsch.
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.