Fallschirmspringen

[ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən]

/[ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fallschirmspringen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,200 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,200
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Springen aus großen Höhen mit Hilfe eines Fallschirms zur sicheren Landung

Key facts for Fallschirmspringen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFallschirmspringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters18
Frequency rank#69,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fallschirmspringen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fallschirmspringen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fallschirmspringen is uncommon German at frequency #69,200 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Springen aus großen Höhen mit Hilfe eines Fallschirms zur sicheren Landung".

Fallschirmspringen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fallschirmspringen, spelled F-A-L-L-S-C-H-I-R-M-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Springen aus großen Höhen mit Hilfe eines Fallschirms zur sicheren Landung

This word in other languages

parachuting(English)parachutisme(Français)

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 "Fallschirmspringen"?
"Fallschirmspringen" is spelled F-A-L-L-S-C-H-I-R-M-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "Fallschirmspringen" mean?
As a noun, "Fallschirmspringen" means: das Springen aus großen Höhen mit Hilfe eines Fallschirms zur sicheren Landung
How do you pronounce "Fallschirmspringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fallschirmspringen" is [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fallschirmspringen" come from?
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Using “Fallschirmspringen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-A-L-L-S-C-H-I-R-M-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfalʃɪʁmˌʃpʁɪŋən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list