offline
German, adjective/ˈɔflaɪ̯n/
offline is spelled O-F-F-L-I-N-E (7 letters) and appears 6.6 times per million words in written German, the 9,876th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Offline is a German adjective meaning “offline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht angeschlossene Peripheriegeräte in der Informationstechnologie”.
What does offline mean in English?
adjective
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offline
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. nicht angeschlossene Peripheriegeräte in der Informationstechnologie
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 offline
- off abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce offline?
- /ˈɔflaɪ̯n/
- [ˈɔflaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to offline
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is offline in German?
offline appears 6.6 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).