Gegenwartsliteratur
German, noun/ˈɡeːɡn̩vaʁt͡slɪtəʁaˌtuːɐ̯/
Gegenwartsliteratur is spelled G-E-G-E-N-W-A-R-T-S-L-I-T-E-R-A-T-U-R (19 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 67,080th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gegenwartsliteratur is a German feminine noun meaning “contemporary literature” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “zeitgenössische Literatur”.
What does Gegenwartsliteratur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecontemporary literature
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zeitgenössische Literatur
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 Gegenwartsliteratur
- Gegenwartsliteraturen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Gegenwartsliteratur?
- /ˈɡeːɡn̩vaʁt͡slɪtəʁaˌtuːɐ̯/
- [ˈɡeːɡn̩vaʁt͡slɪtəʁaˌtuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Gegenwartsliteratur in German?
Gegenwartsliteratur appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).