Abfahrt

/[ˈapˌfaːɐ̯t]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,136

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Abfahrt is aGermannoun. It means: Beginn einer Fahrt (meist zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt oder ab einem bestimmten, örtlich festgelegten Punkt) Pronounced [ˈapˌfaːɐ̯t]. It ranks #6,136 in German word frequency. Often confused with Abfuhr and Anfahrt.

Key facts for Abfahrt
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbfahrt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈapˌfaːɐ̯t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,136
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Abfahrt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Abfahrt is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌfaːɐ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,136 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Abfahrt, with forms such as "abafhrt", "abbfahrt", and "abfahhrt". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Abfuhr", "Anfahrt", "Ausfahrt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Abfahrt, spelled A-B-F-A-H-R-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beginn einer Fahrt (meist zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt oder ab einem bestimmten, örtlich festgelegten Punkt)
  2. 2
    abwärts gerichtete Schräge zum Hinabfahren oder Herabfahren mit einem Fahrzeug, Sportgerät oder Ähnlichem
  3. 3
    die Fahrt nach unten, die Fahrt herab oder hinab
  4. 4
    Abfahrtslauf, eine Sportdisziplin beim Skilaufen
  5. 5
    von einer Autobahn wegführende Straße; Ausfahrt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: abafhrt,abbfahrt,abfahhrt,abfahrrt,abfahrtt,abfahtr,abfarht,abffahrt,abfhart,afbahrt,bafahrt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Abfahrt

Misspelling Variants of "Abfahrt"

abafhrt7abbfahrt8abfahhrt8abfahrrt8abfahrtt8abfahtr7abfarht7abffahrt8
Misspelling Variants of "Abfahrt"

Frequency rank: #6,136 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abfahrt"?
"Abfahrt" is spelled A-B-F-A-H-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌfaːɐ̯t].
What does "Abfahrt" mean?
As a noun, "Abfahrt" means: Beginn einer Fahrt (meist zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt oder ab einem bestimmten, örtlich festgelegten Punkt)
What words are commonly confused with "Abfahrt"?
"Abfahrt" is commonly confused with "Abfuhr", "Anfahrt", "Ausfahrt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Abfahrt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abfahrt" is [ˈapˌfaːɐ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abfahrt" come from?
"Abfahrt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.