Werdegang
German, noun[ˈveːɐ̯dəˌɡaŋ]
Werdegang is spelled W-E-R-D-E-G-A-N-G (9 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Werdegang is a German masculine noun meaning “career” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Phase der Entwicklung oder Entstehung eines Produkts, Ablauf der Entwicklung eines Objekts wie zum Beispiel…”.
What does Werdegang mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecareer
- 2
masculinedevelopment
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Phase der Entwicklung oder Entstehung eines Produkts, Ablauf der Entwicklung eines Objekts wie zum Beispiel eines Staates oder Volkes 2. Bildungsweg, berufliche Entwicklung eines Menschen
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 Werdegang
- Werdeganges genitive
- Werdegangs genitive
- Werdegänge plural
- Werdegange dative singular
- Werdegängen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Werdegang?
- [ˈveːɐ̯dəˌɡaŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Werdegang in German?
Werdegang appears 3.4 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).