Abseitsfalle
German, noun/ˈapzaɪ̯t͡sˌfalə/
Abseitsfalle is spelled A-B-S-E-I-T-S-F-A-L-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abseitsfalle is a German feminine noun meaning “offside trap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Abwehrtaktik, einen Spieler der gegnerischen Mannschaft ins Abseits zu stellen”.
What does Abseitsfalle mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoffside trap
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Abwehrtaktik, einen Spieler der gegnerischen Mannschaft ins Abseits zu stellen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Abseitsfalle
- Abseitsfallen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Abseitsfalle?
- /ˈapzaɪ̯t͡sˌfalə/
- [ˈapzaɪ̯t͡sˌfalə]
- [apˈsaɪ̯t͡sˌfalə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Abseitsfalle in German?
Abseitsfalle appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).