UFO
German, noun
UFO is spelled U-F-O (3 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written German, the 17,543rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). UFO is a German neuter noun meaning “UFO” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Ufo is a different word: “alternative spelling of UFO”.
What does UFO mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterUFO
noun
- 1
neuteralternative spelling of UFO
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. unbekanntes Flugobjekt (unidentifiziertes Flugobjekt, unidentifiziertes fliegendes Objekt) 2. ein fremdes Raumschiff
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 UFO
- UFOs genitive
- Ufo alternative
- Ufos genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to UFO
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is UFO in German?
UFO appears 3.1 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).