Vorgeschichte
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃɪçtə/
Vorgeschichte is spelled V-O-R-G-E-S-C-H-I-C-H-T-E (13 letters) and appears 5.9 times per million words in written German, the 10,826th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorgeschichte is a German feminine noun meaning “past history” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der historischen Ereignisse vor Beginn der schriftlichen Überlieferung”.
What does Vorgeschichte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepast history
- 2
femininebackground
- 3
feminineprehistory
- 4
feminineprehistory
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der historischen Ereignisse vor Beginn der schriftlichen Überlieferung 2. das, was vor einem bestimmten Ereignis/Zustand liegt und sich darauf auswirkt/zu seinem Verständnis beiträgt
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 Vorgeschichte
- Vorgeschichten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorgeschichte?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃɪçtə/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌʃɪçtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorgeschichte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorgeschichte in German?
Vorgeschichte appears 5.9 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).