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.

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.

Practice

1 What does Verspätung mean?

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

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Verspätung?

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