Vergangenheitsform
[fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t͡sˌfɔʁm]
The verdict
“Vergangenheitsform” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flektierte Form eines Verbs, die die Vergangenheit anzeigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-vergangenheitsform · Vergangenheitsform · German
Vergangenheitsform · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vergangenheitsform |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t͡sˌfɔʁm] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vergangenheitsform“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vergangenheitsform is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t͡sˌfɔʁm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "flektierte Form eines Verbs, die die Vergangenheit anzeigt".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Vergangenheitsform, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Vergangenheitsform, spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N-H-E-I-T-S-F-O-R-M.
Definition
- 1flektierte Form eines Verbs, die die Vergangenheit anzeigt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vergangenheitsform appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Über manche Unsicherheit im Gebrauch von Vergangenheitsformen hilft uns hinweg, dass wir überwiegend das Perfekt, übrigens die mündlich inzwischen am meisten gebrauchte Form der Vergangenheit, benutzen.“
„Zu beiden Vergangenheitsformen gibt es als Abstufung das Plusquamperfekt (Vollendete Vergangenheit) hatte getroffen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.