Vorgangspassiv
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ɡaŋsˌpasiːf/
Vorgangspassiv is spelled V-O-R-G-A-N-G-S-P-A-S-S-I-V (14 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written German, the 348,070th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorgangspassiv is a German neuter noun meaning “processual passive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Form des Passivs, die einen Vorgang/Prozess beschreibt”.
What does Vorgangspassiv mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterprocessual passive
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Form des Passivs, die einen Vorgang/Prozess beschreibt
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 Vorgangspassiv
- Vorgangspassivs genitive
- Vorgangspassive plural
- Vorgangspassiven dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorgangspassiv?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ɡaŋsˌpasiːf/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡaŋsˌpasiːf]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Vorgangspassiv in German?
Vorgangspassiv appears about once in every 35 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).