Vorstand
German, noun[ˈfoːɐ̯ʃtant]
Vorstand is spelled V-O-R-S-T-A-N-D (8 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written German, the 2,772nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorstand is a German masculine noun meaning “board, board of directors, (of a church) council, (of a party) executive, (of an organization) committee, executive committee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Führungsperson in einem Unternehmen”.
What does Vorstand mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineboard, board of directors, (of a church) council, (of a party) executive, (of an organization) committee, executive committee
noun
- 1
masculinedirector, board member, (member of a church) warden
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Führungsperson in einem Unternehmen 2. Führungsgruppe in einem Verein oder Unternehmen
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 Vorstand
- Vorstandes genitive
- Vorstands genitive
- Vorstände plural
- Vorständin feminine
- Vorstande dative singular
- Vorständen dative definite plural
- Vorst. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorstand?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ʃtant]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorstand
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorstand in German?
Vorstand appears 30 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).