Countdown
German, noun[ˈkaʊ̯ntˌdaʊ̯n]
Countdown is spelled C-O-U-N-T-D-O-W-N (9 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Countdown is a German masculine noun meaning “A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Hinabzählen bis Null, meistens von Zeitintervallen”.
What does Countdown mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineA countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Hinabzählen bis Null, meistens von Zeitintervallen
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 Countdown
- Countdowns genitive
- Count-down alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Countdown?
- [ˈkaʊ̯ntˌdaʊ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Countdown
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Countdown in German?
Countdown appears 3.4 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).