fällte

[ˈfɛltə]

/[ˈfɛltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“fällte” is uncommon German (frequency #56,134 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,134
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fällen

Key facts for fällte
PropertyValue
Headwordfällte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛltə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fällte” 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). fällte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

fällte is uncommon German at frequency #56,134 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛltə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

fällte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 fällte, spelled F-Ä-L-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fällen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fällen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fällen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fällen

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 "fällte"?
"fällte" is spelled F-Ä-L-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛltə].
What does "fällte" mean?
As a verb, "fällte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fällen
How do you pronounce "fällte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fällte" is [ˈfɛltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fällte" come from?
"fällte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “fällte”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is F-Ä-L-L-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɛltə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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