Brandfall

[ˈbʁantˌfal]

/[ˈbʁantˌfal]/ noun

The verdict

“Brandfall” is uncommon German (frequency #69,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,068
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Situation, in der ein Feuer ausgebrochen ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-brandfall · Brandfall · German

Brandfall · rank #69,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,068
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH breiteten

Nearest frequency peer: breiteten (+2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Brandfall“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Brandfall“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Brandfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordBrandfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʁantˌfal]
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,068
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Brandfall“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Brandfallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „breiteten“ (#69,070), „bottle“ (#69,065), „brevis“ (#69,071). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Brandfall“ bei #69,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Brandfall is uncommon German at frequency #69,068 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʁantˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Situation, in der ein Feuer ausgebrochen ist".

Brandfall has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Brandfall, spelled B-R-A-N-D-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Situation, in der ein Feuer ausgebrochen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Brandfall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sehen Sie sich beim Betreten des Gebäudes die Fluchtwege an, damit Sie diese im Brandfall schnell und sicher finden!“
  2. „Warnen Sie Ihre Mitarbeiter und sonstige Personen und bedenken Sie, dass Festnetztelefone im Brandfall außer Betrieb sein könnten. “

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 "Brandfall"?
"Brandfall" is spelled B-R-A-N-D-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʁantˌfal].
What does "Brandfall" mean?
As a noun, "Brandfall" means: Situation, in der ein Feuer ausgebrochen ist
How do you pronounce "Brandfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Brandfall" is [ˈbʁantˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Brandfall" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Brandfall", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list