Falltür

[ˈfalˌtyːɐ̯]

/[ˈfalˌtyːɐ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Falltür” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Klapptür im Boden

Corpus desk

Index DE-falltur · Falltür · German

Falltür · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Falltür
PropertyValue
HeadwordFalltür
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfalˌtyːɐ̯]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Falltür“ im Deutschen

Falltürsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Falltür is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfalˌtyːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Klapptür im Boden".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Falltür, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Falltür, spelled F-A-L-L-T-Ü-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Klapptür im Boden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Um 3.05 Uhr Ortszeit fiel er durch die Falltür des Galgens, dort, wo vor ihm bereits Saddam, sein Halbbruder Barsan Ibrahim al-Tikriti und der frühere ‚Revolutionsrichter‘ Awad Hamid al-Bandar gestorben waren […]“
  2. „Ein Bauunternehmer hatte berichtet, seine Angestellten seien vor einigen Jahren bei Renovierungsarbeiten auf eine Falltür zu einem fensterlosen Raum gestoßen.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Falltür"?
"Falltür" is spelled F-A-L-L-T-Ü-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalˌtyːɐ̯].
What does "Falltür" mean?
As a noun, "Falltür" means: Klapptür im Boden
How do you pronounce "Falltür"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Falltür" is [ˈfalˌtyːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Falltür" come from?
"Falltür" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list