Vergebung
German, noun/fɛʁˈɡeːbʊŋ/
Vergebung is spelled V-E-R-G-E-B-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergebung is a German feminine noun meaning “pardon (forgiveness for an offense), forgiveness (action of forgiving)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Akt des Verzeihens”.
What does Vergebung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepardon (forgiveness for an offense), forgiveness (action of forgiving)
- 2
feminineremission (pardon of a sin)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Akt des Verzeihens 2. Handlung, bei der etwas verteilt wird, zum Beispiel ein Auftrag oder ein Preis
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 Vergebung
- Vergebungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vergebung?
- /fɛʁˈɡeːbʊŋ/
- [fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vergebung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vergebung in German?
Vergebung appears 3.4 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).