Abflug
German, noun/ˈʔapfluːk/
Abflug is spelled A-B-F-L-U-G (6 letters) and appears 3.2 times per million words in written German, the 17,258th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abflug is a German masculine noun meaning “take-off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die nach Flugplan vorgesehene Startzeit eines Luftfahrzeuges”.
What does Abflug mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetake-off
- 2
masculinedeparture
Der Abflug verzögert sich um eine Stunde.
interjection
- 1
take off!, beat it!, go away!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die nach Flugplan vorgesehene Startzeit eines Luftfahrzeuges 2. das Starten und Wegfliegen eines Luftfahrzeuges 3. das Wegfliegen von Zugvögeln
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 Abflug
- Abfluges genitive
- Abflugs genitive
- Abflüge plural
- Abfluge dative singular
- Abflügen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abflug?
- /ˈʔapfluːk/
- [ˈapˌfluːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abflug
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abflug in German?
Abflug appears 3.2 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).