fallenlassen

[ˈfalənˌlasn̩]

/[ˈfalənˌlasn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“fallenlassen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,733 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,733
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr weiter verfolgen; seinlassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fallenlassen · fallenlassen · German

fallenlassen · rank #82,733 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,733
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fahrend

Nearest frequency peer: fahrend (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fallenlassen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fallenlassen
PropertyValue
Headwordfallenlassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfalənˌlasn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,733
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fallenlassen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fallenlassenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fahrend“ (#82,732), „Familienbande“ (#82,734), „Fachgeschäfte“ (#82,731). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fallenlassen“ bei #82,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fallenlassen is uncommon German at frequency #82,733 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfalənˌlasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fallenlassen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 fallenlassen, spelled F-A-L-L-E-N-L-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr weiter verfolgen; seinlassen
  2. 2
    den Kontakt zu einer Person abbrechen
  3. 3
    eine (beiläufige) Äußerung tätigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Lass die Sache fallen und wir können weiter Freunde sein.
  2. Wenn du ihn fallenlässt, wird er sich rächen, das muss dir klar sein.

Antonyms

forcierenaufnehmenintensivierenverschweigen

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 "fallenlassen"?
"fallenlassen" is spelled F-A-L-L-E-N-L-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalənˌlasn̩].
What does "fallenlassen" mean?
As a verb, "fallenlassen" means: nicht mehr weiter verfolgen; seinlassen
How do you pronounce "fallenlassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fallenlassen" is [ˈfalənˌlasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fallenlassen" come from?
"fallenlassen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list