Präfiguration
German, noun[ˌpʁɛfiɡuraˈt͡si̯oːn]
Präfiguration is spelled P-R-Ä-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 83 million words in written German, the 571,872nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Präfiguration is a German feminine noun meaning “foreshadowing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorausdeutung, Anspielung”.
What does Präfiguration mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineforeshadowing
- 2
femininetypology, prefiguration, prefigurement
es gibt verschiedene Arten von alttestamentlichen Präfigurationen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorausdeutung, Anspielung
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 Präfiguration
- Präfigurationen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Präfiguration?
- [ˌpʁɛfiɡuraˈt͡si̯oːn]
- [pʁɛfiɡuʁaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Präfiguration in German?
Präfiguration appears about once in every 83 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).