Polyglot Dictionary

Verspätung

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtʊŋ/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Verspätungen

Meaning

  1. delay

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Ausfall

A Verspätung means the train or flight is still coming, just late. An Ausfall (cancellation) means it isn't coming at all.

Practice

1 What does Verspätung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Zug hat zehn Minuten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verspätung?

Usage notes

Built from spät ("late") plus the bound prefix ver- and the nominalising suffix -ung. As with aufhören and beenden, ver- isn't a standalone word, so this entry doesn't force a compound breakdown around it.

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