Vergangenheitsbewältigung
German, noun[fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t͡sbəˈvɛltɪɡʊŋ]
Vergangenheitsbewältigung is spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N-H-E-I-T-S-B-E-W-Ä-L-T-I-G-U-N-G (25 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergangenheitsbewältigung is a German feminine noun meaning “coping with the past (especially with a problematic part of a nation's history)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Auseinandersetzung einer Nation mit einem problematischen Abschnitt ihrer Geschichte”.
What does Vergangenheitsbewältigung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecoping with the past (especially with a problematic part of a nation's history)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Auseinandersetzung einer Nation mit einem problematischen Abschnitt ihrer Geschichte
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 Vergangenheitsbewältigung
- Vergangenheitsbewältigungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vergangenheitsbewältigung?
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t͡sbəˈvɛltɪɡʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vergangenheitsbewältigung in German?
Vergangenheitsbewältigung 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).