Ernstfall
German, noun[ˈɛʁnstˌfal]
Ernstfall is spelled E-R-N-S-T-F-A-L-L (9 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ernstfall is a German masculine noun meaning “emergency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kritische Situation, in der ein als negativ eingeschätztes Ergebnis einzutreten droht”.
What does Ernstfall mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineemergency
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kritische Situation, in der ein als negativ eingeschätztes Ergebnis einzutreten droht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ernstfall
- Ernstfalles genitive
- Ernstfalls genitive
- Ernstfälle plural
- Ernstfalle dative singular
- Ernstfällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ernstfall?
- [ˈɛʁnstˌfal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ernstfall in German?
Ernstfall appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).