Vorstellung
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ/
Vorstellung is spelled V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G (11 letters) and appears 43 times per million words in written German, the 1,972nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorstellung is a German feminine noun meaning “idea, image, representation (the transcript, image, or picture of a visible object that is formed by the mind)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die gedankliche, vergeistigte, innere Abbildung (Projektion) der (äußeren) Realität, Wirklichkeit, im inneren…”.
What does Vorstellung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineidea, image, representation (the transcript, image, or picture of a visible object that is formed by the mind)
- 2
feminineintroduction
- 3
femininepresentation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die gedankliche, vergeistigte, innere Abbildung (Projektion) der (äußeren) Realität, Wirklichkeit, im inneren (Gedächtnis, Gefühl, Bewusstsein), die real erlebte Projektion der (äußeren) Realität/ Wirklichkeit; Abbild des Bewusstseins 2. geistiges Abbild realer oder fiktiver Gegenstände 3. Herausgeben grundlegender Informationen über die eigene Person 4. das Vorstellen (Bekanntmachen, Darbietung) einer Person
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 Vorstellung
- Vorstellungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorstellung?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorstellung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorstellung in German?
Vorstellung appears 43 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).