fallen
[ˈfalən]
The verdict
“fallen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #968
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - sich unkontrolliert von oben nach unten bewegen (durch die Gravitation)
Corpus desk
Index DE-fallen · fallen · German
fallen · rank #968 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #968
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH erwartet
Nearest frequency peer: erwartet (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fallen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dritten
dritten
99,036 corpus weight
- durchaus
durchaus
99,035 corpus weight
- erwartet
erwartet
99,034 corpus weight
- fallen
fallen
99,033 corpus weight
- gehe
gehe
99,032 corpus weight
- inzwischen
inzwischen
99,031 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fallen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfalən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fallen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around fallen (IPA [ˈfalən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #968 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fallen, with forms such as "afllen", "faleln", and "falen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "falls", "fällt", "Fülle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fallen, spelled F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich unkontrolliert von oben nach unten bewegen (durch die Gravitation)
- 2auf einen niedrigeren Wert sinken
- 3sterben durch Gewalteinwirkung im Krieg
- 4eingenommen werden
- 5zu einer bestimmten Zeit/an einem bestimmten Datum/Tag stattfinden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nachdem er auf die Leiter stand, fiel er auf den harten Boden.
Wer hoch steigt, kann tief fallen.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afllen
- faleln
- falen
- fallenn
- fallne
- ffallen
- flalen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fallen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fallen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fallen". Here's where to go from here.
- "fallen" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "falls". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #968 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.