Fallhöhe

[ˈfalˌhøːə]

/[ˈfalˌhøːə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fallhöhe” is uncommon German (frequency #62,390 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,390
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort/Höhe, von wo aus ein Gegenstand herabfällt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fallhohe · Fallhöhe · German

Fallhöhe · rank #62,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,390
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Faltblatt

Nearest frequency peer: Faltblatt (+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 „Fallhöhe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fallhöhe
PropertyValue
HeadwordFallhöhe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfalˌhøːə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fallhöhe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fallhöhefällt 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: „Faltblatt“ (#62,391), „Fahrradweg“ (#62,388), „Fahrrads“ (#62,387). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fallhöhe“ bei #62,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fallhöhe is uncommon German at frequency #62,390 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalˌhøːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Fallhöhe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fallhöhe, spelled F-A-L-L-H-Ö-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort/Höhe, von wo aus ein Gegenstand herabfällt
  2. 2
    (geistiges) Niveau, von dem aus jemand oder etwas abstürzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Da gibt es den Intellektuellenwitz, dessen Pointe die Befreiung in der intellektuellen Fallhöhe ermöglicht.“

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 "Fallhöhe"?
"Fallhöhe" is spelled F-A-L-L-H-Ö-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalˌhøːə].
What does "Fallhöhe" mean?
As a noun, "Fallhöhe" means: Ort/Höhe, von wo aus ein Gegenstand herabfällt
How do you pronounce "Fallhöhe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fallhöhe" is [ˈfalˌhøːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fallhöhe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fahrrads#62,387feuchtem#62,398feudalen#62,399Fittiche#62,405

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list