anheimfallen
[anˈhaɪ̯mˌfalən]
The verdict
“anheimfallen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - als (Sach-)Besitz, als Eigentum an jemanden übergehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-anheimfallen · anheimfallen · German
anheimfallen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anheimfallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [anˈhaɪ̯mˌfalən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „anheimfallen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
anheimfallen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [anˈhaɪ̯mˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for anheimfallen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anheimfallen, spelled A-N-H-E-I-M-F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1als (Sach-)Besitz, als Eigentum an jemanden übergehen
- 2etwas oder jemandem zum Opfer fallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anheimfallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Sowjetunion war der strahlende Sieger [des Zweiten Weltkriegs], dem halb Europa anheimfiel.“
„Manche [Städte] waren der Belagerung oder der Pest anheimgefallen, andere in Schutt und Asche gelegt worden, …“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.