Anfällen
[ˈanˌfɛlən]
The verdict
“Anfällen” is uncommon German (frequency #67,978 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,978
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anfall
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Anfällen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌfɛlən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #67,978 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Anfällen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Anfällen is uncommon German at frequency #67,978 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌfɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anfall".
Zero misspellings are on record for Anfällen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Anfällen, spelled A-N-F-Ä-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Anfall
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Anfällen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-N-F-Ä-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.