fallende

[ˈfaləndə]

/[ˈfaləndə]/ adj

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The verdict

“fallende” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,035. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,035
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend

Corpus desk

Index DE-fallende · fallende · German

fallende · rank #33,035 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,035
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Falkenstein

Nearest frequency peer: Falkenstein (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fallende“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fallende“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fallende vs folgende
75% similar
fallende vs fehlende
75% similar
fallende vs fallenden
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fallende
PropertyValue
Headwordfallende
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaləndə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,035
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fallende“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fallendeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Falkenstein“ (#33,034), „Familienangehörige“ (#33,036), „Fachwerk“ (#33,033). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fallende“ bei #33,035. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around fallende (IPA [ˈfaləndə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,035 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fallende, with forms such as "afllende", "falelnde", and "falende". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "folgende", "fehlende", "fallenden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 fallende, spelled F-A-L-L-E-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afllende
  • falelnde
  • falende
  • falledne
  • fallendde
  • fallened
  • fallennde
  • fallnede
  • ffallende
  • flalende

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fallende - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afllende2falelnde2falende1falledne2fallendde1fallened2fallennde1fallnede2
Edit distance from "fallende"

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 "fallende"?
"fallende" is spelled F-A-L-L-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaləndə].
What does "fallende" mean?
As an adjective, "fallende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fallend
What words are commonly confused with "fallende"?
"fallende" is commonly confused with "folgende", "fehlende", "fallenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fallende"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fallende" is [ˈfaləndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fallende" come from?
"fallende" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fachwerk#33,033erhobene#33,026Gardinen#33,060geballte#33,062

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

enormes10 variantsfutsch10 variantsGalaxis10 variantsgelinde10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list