vergangen

\fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən\

/\fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən\/ adj

The verdict

“vergangen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Passé, qui appartient au passé.

Corpus desk

Index FR-vergangen · vergangen · French

vergangen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for vergangen
PropertyValue
Headwordvergangen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « vergangen » en français

vergangenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vergangen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vergangen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is vergangen, spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Passé, qui appartient au passé.
  2. 2
    Précédent, dernier, qui vient immédiatement avant le présent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vergangen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Neben Russland stimmten lediglich Belarus, Nordkorea, Syrien und Eritrea gegen die Resoution. 35 Staaten enthielten sich, darunter neben China, Indien und Iran auch Länder wie Kuba, Venezuela oder Nicaragua, die bei vergangenen Abstimmungen meist die Position Russlands unterstützt hatten.
  2. Von Notz forderte auch vergangene Einmischungsversuche von russischer Seite genau zu überprüfen und auch die Spionageabwehr besser auszustatten. Nur so könnten solche Versuche künftig schneller erkannt und unterbunden werden.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vergangen"?
"vergangen" is spelled V-E-R-G-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən\.
What does "vergangen" mean?
As an adjective, "vergangen" means: Passé, qui appartient au passé.
How do you pronounce "vergangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vergangen" is \fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vergangen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list