ca.
German, adverb[ˈt͡sɪʁka]
ca. is spelled C-A (2 letters) and appears 148 times per million words in written German, the 588th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ca. is a German adverb meaning “abbreviation of circa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does ca. mean in English?
adverb
- 1
abbreviation of circa
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. circa, zirka
abbreviation: 1. Celluloseacetat
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 ca.
- za. alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ca.?
- [ˈt͡sɪʁka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ca.
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ca. in German?
ca. appears 148 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).