Fallreep
German, noun/ˈfalˌʁeːp/
Fallreep is spelled F-A-L-L-R-E-E-P (8 letters) and appears about once in every 55 million words in written German, the 452,179th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fallreep is a German neuter noun meaning “a ladder, originally a rope ladder, used to climb on board of a ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein außenbords angebrachtes Tau oder eine außenbords angebrachte Leiter beziehungsweise eine herablassbare…”.
What does Fallreep mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutera ladder, originally a rope ladder, used to climb on board of a ship
Das Schiff war schon im Ablegen begriffen, als er sich noch über das Fallreep an Bord brachte.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein außenbords angebrachtes Tau oder eine außenbords angebrachte Leiter beziehungsweise eine herablassbare Schiffstreppe für den Personenverkehr
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Fallreep
- Fallreeps genitive
- Fallreepe plural
- Fallreepen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fallreep?
- /ˈfalˌʁeːp/
- [ˈfalʁeːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Fallreep in German?
Fallreep appears about once in every 55 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).