Gegenwart
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvaʁt/
Gegenwart is spelled G-E-G-E-N-W-A-R-T (9 letters) and appears 27 times per million words in written German, the 3,035th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenwart is a German feminine noun meaning “the present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das zeitliche Jetzt zwischen der Vergangenheit und der Zukunft”.
What does Gegenwart mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe present
- 2
femininepresence (of someone/something)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das zeitliche Jetzt zwischen der Vergangenheit und der Zukunft 2. das räumliche Anwesendsein im hier und jetzt (zum Beispiel die Anwesenheit einer Person) 3. eine Zeitform von Zeitwörtern, die aktuelles Geschehen anzeigt
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 Gegenwart
- Ggw. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenwart?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvaʁt/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌvaʁt]
- [ˈɡeːɡŋ̩ˌvaʁt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Gegenwart
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Gegenwart in German?
Gegenwart appears 27 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).