befallenen

[bəˈfalənən]

/[bəˈfalənən]/ adj

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The verdict

“befallenen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,976 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,976
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen

Key facts for befallenen
PropertyValue
Headwordbefallenen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[bəˈfalənən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,976
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “befallenen” 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). befallenen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

befallenen is uncommon German at frequency #55,976 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bəˈfalənən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for befallenen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is befallenen, spelled B-E-F-A-L-L-E-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen

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 "befallenen"?
"befallenen" is spelled B-E-F-A-L-L-E-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bəˈfalənən].
What does "befallenen" mean?
As an adjective, "befallenen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs befallen
How do you pronounce "befallenen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "befallenen" is [bəˈfalənən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "befallenen" come from?
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Using “befallenen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is B-E-F-A-L-L-E-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [bəˈfalənən] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list