Volksvertretung
German, noun[ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯tʁeːtʊŋ]
Volksvertretung is spelled V-O-L-K-S-V-E-R-T-R-E-T-U-N-G (15 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Volksvertretung is a German feminine noun meaning “parliament, representation of the people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gremium, das den Willen der Bevölkerung (der wählenden Einwohner) vertritt”.
What does Volksvertretung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparliament, representation of the people
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gremium, das den Willen der Bevölkerung (der wählenden Einwohner) vertritt
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 Volksvertretung
- Volksvertretungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Volksvertretung?
- [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯tʁeːtʊŋ]
- [ˈfɔlksfɛɐ̯ˌtʁeːtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Volksvertretung in German?
Volksvertretung 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).