auseinanderfallen

[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən]

/[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən]/ verb

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The verdict

“auseinanderfallen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #81,296 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#81,296
frequency rank, German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einzelne Teile zerfallen, sich auflösen

Key facts for auseinanderfallen
PropertyValue
Headwordauseinanderfallen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən]
Letters17
Frequency rank#81,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auseinanderfallen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auseinanderfallen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auseinanderfallen is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən]. Corpus data places it at rank #81,296 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for auseinanderfallen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is auseinanderfallen, spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-F-A-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einzelne Teile zerfallen, sich auflösen
  2. 2
    den Zusammenhalt verlieren

Synonyms

auseinanderbrechenzerfallenauseinandergehenentfremden

This word in other languages

fall apart(English)disgregarse(Español)désagréger(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auseinanderfallen"?
"auseinanderfallen" is spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-F-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən].
What does "auseinanderfallen" mean?
As a verb, "auseinanderfallen" means: in einzelne Teile zerfallen, sich auflösen
How do you pronounce "auseinanderfallen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auseinanderfallen" is [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auseinanderfallen" come from?
"auseinanderfallen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “auseinanderfallen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-F-A-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌfalən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list