Zwangsvorstellung
German, noun[ˈt͡svaŋsˌfoːɐ̯ʃtɛlʊŋ]
Zwangsvorstellung is spelled Z-W-A-N-G-S-V-O-R-S-T-E-L-L-U-N-G (17 letters) and appears about once in every 24 million words in written German, the 282,248th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zwangsvorstellung is a German feminine noun meaning “obsession” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “krankhafte, fixe Idee, die sich bei jemandem festgesetzt hat”.
What does Zwangsvorstellung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsession
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. krankhafte, fixe Idee, die sich bei jemandem festgesetzt hat
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 Zwangsvorstellung
- Zwangsvorstellungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwangsvorstellung?
- [ˈt͡svaŋsˌfoːɐ̯ʃtɛlʊŋ]
- [ˈt͡svaŋsfoːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zwangsvorstellung in German?
Zwangsvorstellung appears about once in every 24 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).