Fallgatter
[ˈfalˌɡatɐ]
The verdict
“Fallgatter” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gitter aus starken unten zugespitzten Balken, das als Zugangssperre auf Toreingänge herabgelassen werden kann
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Index DE-fallgatter · Fallgatter · German
Fallgatter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fallgatter |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfalˌɡatɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fallgatter“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fallgatter is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalˌɡatɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Gitter aus starken unten zugespitzten Balken, das als Zugangssperre auf Toreingänge herabgelassen werden kann".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fallgatter, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Fallgatter, spelled F-A-L-L-G-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein Gitter aus starken unten zugespitzten Balken, das als Zugangssperre auf Toreingänge herabgelassen werden kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fallgatter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Anlage wurde durch zwei Fallgatter gesichert.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.