Vergangenheit

[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t]

/[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Vergangenheit” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,404. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,404
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitabschnitt, der zurückliegt

Corpus desk

Index DE-vergangenheit · Vergangenheit · German

Vergangenheit · rank #1,404 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,404
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vertrauen

Nearest frequency peer: Vertrauen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Vergangenheit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Vergangenheit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Vergangenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordVergangenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#1,404
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Vergangenheit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Vergangenheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Vertrauen“ (#1,405), „sozialen“ (#1,402), „wirkt“ (#1,406). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Vergangenheit“ bei #1,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Vergangenheit (IPA [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,404 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Vergangenheit, with forms such as "evrgangenheit", "vegrangenheit", and "veragngenheit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Vergangenheit, spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitabschnitt, der zurückliegt
  2. 2
    Tempus, das anzeigt, dass die Handlung in der Vergangenheit ^([1]) stattgefunden hat
  3. 3
    das im Leben einer Person Erlebte und insbesondere Getane und Gesagte (also das von anderen Wahrgenommene)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Vergangenheit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Beschäftigung mit dem Totenreich der Vergangenheit ist sinnlos, wenn sie nicht der Sinngebung der lebendigen Gegenwart dient.“
  2. In der Vergangenheit haben wir immer so gehandelt.

Synonyms

VergangeneFrüherePräteritumVorlebenVitaLebenslaufGeschichteJugend

Antonyms

GegenwartZukunftMorgenPräsensFutur

This word in other languages

past(English)pasado(Español)passé(Français)passado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrgangenheit
  • vegrangenheit
  • veragngenheit
  • vergagnenheit
  • verganegnheit
  • vergangehneit
  • vergangenehit
  • vergangenheitt
  • vergangenheti
  • vergangenhheit
  • vergangenhiet
  • vergangennheit
  • verganggenheit
  • vergangneheit
  • verganngenheit
  • verggangenheit
  • vergnagenheit
  • verrgangenheit
  • vregangenheit
  • vvergangenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Vergangenheit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evrgangenheit2vegrangenheit2veragngenheit2vergagnenheit2verganegnheit2vergangehneit2vergangenehit2vergangenheitt1
Edit distance from "Vergangenheit"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Vergangenheit"?
"Vergangenheit" is spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t].
What does "Vergangenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Vergangenheit" means: Zeitabschnitt, der zurückliegt
What are common misspellings of "Vergangenheit"?
Common misspellings include "evrgangenheit", "vegrangenheit", "veragngenheit", "vergagnenheit", "verganegnheit". The correct spelling is "Vergangenheit".
How do you pronounce "Vergangenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Vergangenheit" is [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Vergangenheit" come from?
"Vergangenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Vergangenheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Möglichkeiten#1,361grundsätzlich#1,452Verantwortung#1,575Bürgermeister#1,587

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

Deutschlands20 variantsJahrhunderts20 variantsentsprechend20 variantsinternationale20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list