Vorlesung
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzʊŋ/
Vorlesung is a German feminine noun meaning “lecture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lehrveranstaltung oder Unterrichtsstunde an einer Hochschule, bei der ein Dozent über ein bestimmtes Thema…”.
What does Vorlesung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelecture
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lehrveranstaltung oder Unterrichtsstunde an einer Hochschule, bei der ein Dozent über ein bestimmtes Thema spricht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Vorlesung
- Vorlesungen plural
- VL abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorlesung?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzʊŋ/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorlesung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorlesung in German?
Vorlesung appears 6.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).