Fallstricke

[ˈfalˌʃtʁɪkə]

/[ˈfalˌʃtʁɪkə]/ noun

The verdict

“Fallstricke” is uncommon German (frequency #67,200 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,200
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fallstrick

Corpus desk

Index DE-fallstricke · Fallstricke · German

Fallstricke · rank #67,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,200
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fanfaren

Nearest frequency peer: Fanfaren (+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 „Fallstricke“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fallstricke
PropertyValue
HeadwordFallstricke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfalˌʃtʁɪkə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fallstricke“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fallstrickefällt 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: „Fanfaren“ (#67,201), „Fahrpreis“ (#67,198), „Farsi“ (#67,202). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fallstricke“ bei #67,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fallstricke is uncommon German at frequency #67,200 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalˌʃtʁɪkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fallstricke, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 Fallstricke, spelled F-A-L-L-S-T-R-I-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fallstrick
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fallstrick
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fallstrick
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fallstrick

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 "Fallstricke"?
"Fallstricke" is spelled F-A-L-L-S-T-R-I-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalˌʃtʁɪkə].
What does "Fallstricke" mean?
As a noun, "Fallstricke" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Fallstrick
How do you pronounce "Fallstricke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fallstricke" is [ˈfalˌʃtʁɪkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fallstricke" come from?
"Fallstricke" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list