Fußfall
[ˈfuːsˌfal]
The verdict
“Fußfall” 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) - das Niederknien vor einer höhergestellten Persönlichkeit zum Zeichen der Unterwerfung, der Demut, der Ehrerbietung und/oder um Beistand zu erbitten
Corpus desk
Index DE-fu-fall · Fußfall · German
Fußfall · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fußfall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfuːsˌfal] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fußfall“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fußfall is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfuːsˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Niederknien vor einer höhergestellten Persönlichkeit zum Zeichen der Unterwerfung, der Demut, der Ehrerbietung und/oder um Beistand zu erbitten".
Fußfall has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fußfall, spelled F-U-S-S-F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1das Niederknien vor einer höhergestellten Persönlichkeit zum Zeichen der Unterwerfung, der Demut, der Ehrerbietung und/oder um Beistand zu erbitten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fußfall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Heinrichs Gang nach Canossa 1077 und sein Fußfall vor dem Papst bedeuteten kein Debakel, sondern einen Triumph über seine Feinde.“
„Sie hatte vor, einen Fußfall zu tun, ihm den ihr widerfahrenen Affornt vorzustellen und seinen Beistand anzurufen.“
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.