German verb · CEFR A1
abfahren
Meaning in English: to depart, to leave
Not one of the 5,000 most common words in written German, but part of the core vocabulary in our Travel and transport in German list.
Example
Wann soll der Zug abfahren?
When is the train due to leave?
How common is abfahren?
In the news and web texts the list is counted from, abfahren appears 1.2 times per million words — about once every 810,000 words. That is below the cut-off: the last of the top 5,000 appears about 16 times per million.
A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Travel and transport: more words
- der Verkehrtraffic
- das Autocar
- der Busbus
- der Zugtrain
- die Bahnrailway, train, track
- die Straßenbahntram
- die U-Bahnunderground, subway
- das Fahrradbicycle
- das Flugzeugaeroplane, aircraft
- das Schiffship
- das Taxitaxi
- der Bahnhof(railway) station
- der Flughafenairport
- die Haltestelle(bus/tram) stop
- die Fahrkarteticket (for travel)
- das Ticketticket
In these word lists
- Travel and transport in German31 words
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.