| Vorschrift | regulation rule |
| Vorschiff | forecastle |
| Urschrift | original |
| vor Christo | BC |
| Vorschein | light open view |
| Überschrift | heading headline title |
| Schrift | hand script |
| Abschrift | transcript copy manuscript |
| Anschrift | address mailing address |
| Aufschrift | label |
| Brotschrift | body face bread-and-butter type |
| Fortschritt | progress advancement |
| Gutschrift | credit entry crediting credit note credit |
| Inschrift | inscription |
| Kurzschrift | shorthand |
| Mitschrift | notes |
| Umschrift | copy legend |
| Zuschrift | message (mostly in response to something) response |
| Vorfahrin | ancestor |
| vor Christus | BC |