Vergangenheit
German, noun/fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t/
Vergangenheit is spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N-H-E-I-T (13 letters) and appears 62 times per million words in written German, the 1,391st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergangenheit is a German feminine noun meaning “the past (time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zeitabschnitt, der zurückliegt”.
What does Vergangenheit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe past (time)
- 2
femininepast tense
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zeitabschnitt, der zurückliegt 2. Tempus, das anzeigt, dass die Handlung in der Vergangenheit ^([1]) stattgefunden hat 3. das im Leben einer Person Erlebte und insbesondere Getane und Gesagte (also das von anderen Wahrgenommene)
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 Vergangenheit
- Verg. abbreviation
- Vrg. abbreviation
- Vergangenheiten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vergangenheit?
- /fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vergangenheit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vergangenheit in German?
Vergangenheit appears 62 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).