abfliegen
\ˈapˌfliːɡn̩\
The verdict
“abfliegen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partir en volant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-abfliegen · abfliegen · French
abfliegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | abfliegen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapˌfliːɡn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
abfliegen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapˌfliːɡn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for abfliegen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is abfliegen, spelled A-B-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Partir en volant.
- 2Partir en avion.
- 3Survoler systématiquement (pour observation, mesure etc.)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how abfliegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Herbst versammeln sich an diesem See zahlreiche Wasservögel und stärken sich, bevor sie nach Afrika abfliegen.
Wir sollen um 17 Uhr abfliegen, also sollten wir spätestens um 16 Uhr am Flughafen sein.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.