Abfluss
German, noun/ˈapˌflʊs/
Abfluss is spelled A-B-F-L-U-S-S (7 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abfluss is a German masculine noun meaning “drain; plughole (especially in the bathroom, also toilet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dasjenige, was abfließt”.
What does Abfluss mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedrain; plughole (especially in the bathroom, also toilet)
- 2
masculineoutlet
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. dasjenige, was abfließt 2. Einrichtung, Vorrichtung, die eine Ableitung von Flüssigkeiten aus Behältern zulässt 3. ein Teil des Niederschlages im Wasserkreislauf, der oberirdisch und unterirdisch in Ozeane und abflusslose Becken abfließt
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 Abfluss
- Abflusses genitive
- Abflüsse plural
- Abflusse dative singular
- Abflüssen dative definite plural
- Abfluß alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abfluss?
- /ˈapˌflʊs/
- [ˈʔapˌflʊs]
- [ˈapˌflʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Abfluss
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Abfluss in German?
Abfluss appears 2.8 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).