German verb · CEFR B1
abgesagt
Meaning in English: cancelled, called off
This is a form of absagen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.
Example
Das Konzert wurde wegen Regen abgesagt.
The concert was called off because of rain.
How common is abgesagt?
abgesagt is number 4,148 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 20 times per million words — about once every 50,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 77% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,144konzipiertdesigned, conceived
- 4,145die Auflösungresolution, dissolution
- 4,146jemandensomeone, anyone (accusative)
- 4,147blauenblue
- 4,148abgesagtcancelled, called off
- 4,149gültigenvalid
- 4,150gefolgtfollowed
- 4,151politischerpolitical
- 4,152schütztprotects
In these word lists
- The 5,000 most common German words#4,148
- The most common German verbs#1,045
- German B1 vocabulary#1,343
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.