Kraftfahrzeug
German, noun/ˈkʁaftfaːɐ̯tsɔɪ̯k/
Kraftfahrzeug is spelled K-R-A-F-T-F-A-H-R-Z-E-U-G (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kraftfahrzeug is a German neuter noun meaning “motor vehicle (any land vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jedes nicht an Gleise gebundene Landfahrzeug (Straßenfahrzeug), das sich mit Hilfe eines ein- oder angebauten…”.
What does Kraftfahrzeug mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutermotor vehicle (any land vehicle)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. jedes nicht an Gleise gebundene Landfahrzeug (Straßenfahrzeug), das sich mit Hilfe eines ein- oder angebauten Motors aus eigener Kraft fortbewegt
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 Kraftfahrzeug
- Kraftfahrzeuges genitive
- Kraftfahrzeugs genitive
- Kraftfahrzeuge plural
- Kraftfahrzeugen dative definite plural
- Kfz abbreviation
- Kfz. abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kraftfahrzeug?
- /ˈkʁaftfaːɐ̯tsɔɪ̯k/
- [ˈkʁaftfaːɐ̯ˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kraftfahrzeug
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kraftfahrzeug in German?
Kraftfahrzeug 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).