Historie
German, noun/hɪsˈtoːʁiə/
Historie is spelled H-I-S-T-O-R-I-E (8 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written German, the 9,876th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Historie is a German feminine noun meaning “history (historical narrative)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Geschichte; Sammlung vergangener (aufgeschichteter) Ereignisse; bildungssprachlich: die Weltgeschichte”.
What does Historie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehistory (historical narrative)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Geschichte; Sammlung vergangener (aufgeschichteter) Ereignisse; bildungssprachlich: die Weltgeschichte 2. die Geschichtswissenschaft 3. eine abenteuerliche oder erdichtete Erzählung 4. ein Zeitabschnitt oder Zeitraum der Vergangenheit
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 Historie
- Historien plural
- Histörchen diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Historie?
- /hɪsˈtoːʁiə/
- [hɪsˈtoːʁiə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Historie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Historie in German?
Historie appears 6.6 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).