Vorgängerin
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]
Vorgängerin is spelled V-O-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R-I-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorgängerin is a German feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of Vorgänger (“predecessor”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliche Person, die jemandes Amt, Stellung oder Ähnliches zuvor innehatte”.
What does Vorgängerin mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Vorgänger (“predecessor”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliche Person, die jemandes Amt, Stellung oder Ähnliches zuvor innehatte
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 Vorgängerin
- Vorgängerinnen plural
- Vorgänger masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorgängerin?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋəʁɪn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorgängerin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorgängerin in German?
Vorgängerin appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).