Referat
German, noun/ʁefeˈʁaːt/
Referat is spelled R-E-F-E-R-A-T (7 letters) and appears 5.5 times per million words in written German, the 11,404th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Referat is a German neuter noun meaning “oral report, presentation (brief verbal or slideshow-supported introduction to a topic, especially at conferences and as a graded exercise…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Weitergabe von zuvor ermittelten Informationen”.
What does Referat mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteroral report, presentation (brief verbal or slideshow-supported introduction to a topic, especially at conferences and as a graded exercise in education)
- 2
neuterreport, abstract (brief summarizing evaluation of a work)
- 3
neutera certain organizational subunit in public administration bodies
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Weitergabe von zuvor ermittelten Informationen 2. schriftlicher oder mündlicher Bericht 3. ein Vortrag vor einem Publikum 4. Abhandlung eines Themas in einem Seminar oder in der Schule
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 Referat
- Referates genitive
- Referats genitive
- Referate plural
- Referaten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Referat?
- /ʁefeˈʁaːt/
- /ʁefəˈraːt/
- informal /ʁɛfɛˈʁaːt/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Referat
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Referat in German?
Referat appears 5.5 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).