Menschengedenken
German, noun/ˈmɛnʃn̩ɡəˌdɛŋkn̩/
Menschengedenken is spelled M-E-N-S-C-H-E-N-G-E-D-E-N-K-E-N (16 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 66,083rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Menschengedenken is a German neuter noun meaning “time immemorial” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der gesamte Zeitraum der Menschheitsgeschichte”.
What does Menschengedenken mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertime immemorial
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der gesamte Zeitraum der Menschheitsgeschichte 2. der Zeitraum, soweit die persönliche Erinnerung irgend eines Menschen zurückreicht
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 Menschengedenken
- Menschengedenkens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Menschengedenken?
- /ˈmɛnʃn̩ɡəˌdɛŋkn̩/
- [ˈmɛnʃn̩ɡəˌdɛŋkn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Menschengedenken in German?
Menschengedenken 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).