abfällig
German, adjective/ˈapˌfɛlɪç/
abfällig is spelled A-B-F-Ä-L-L-I-G (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 46,552nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abfällig is a German adjective meaning “derogatory, disparaging” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine ablehnende Haltung zeigend, nur wenig wertschätzend, mit Verachtung”.
What does abfällig mean in English?
adjective
- 1
derogatory, disparaging
eine abfällige Bemerkung
adverb
- 1
disparagingly, pejoratively
sich abfällig äußern über
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. eine ablehnende Haltung zeigend, nur wenig wertschätzend, mit Verachtung 2. verbleibend, übrig geblieben
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 abfällig
- abfälliger masculine nominative singular
- am abfälligsten superlative
- abfällige feminine nominative singular
- abfälliges neuter nominative singular
- abfälligen genitive masculine singular
- abfälligem dative masculine singular
- der abfällige definite includes-article masculine
- die abfällige definite feminine includes-article
- das abfällige definite includes-article neuter
- die abfälligen definite includes-article nominative
- des abfälligen definite genitive includes-article
- der abfälligen definite feminine genitive
- dem abfälligen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abfällig?
- /ˈapˌfɛlɪç/
- /ˈapˌfɛlɪk/
- [ˈapˌfɛlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abfällig
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abfällig in German?
abfällig appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).