gefallener

[ɡəˈfalənɐ]

/[ɡəˈfalənɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“gefallener” is uncommon German (frequency #57,887 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,887
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gefallener · gefallener · German

gefallener · rank #57,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,887
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gedämpfte

Nearest frequency peer: gedämpfte (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gefallener”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gefallener” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gefallener
PropertyValue
Headwordgefallener
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈfalənɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “gefallener” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gefallenerliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „gedämpfte“ (#57,886), „gefixt“ (#57,888), „gedrehte“ (#57,885). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gefallener is uncommon German at frequency #57,887 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɡəˈfalənɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gefallener, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is gefallener, spelled G-E-F-A-L-L-E-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen

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 "gefallener"?
"gefallener" is spelled G-E-F-A-L-L-E-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈfalənɐ].
What does "gefallener" mean?
As an adjective, "gefallener" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen
How do you pronounce "gefallener"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gefallener" is [ɡəˈfalənɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gefallener" come from?
"gefallener" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gegrilltes#57,892Gastspiele#57,881Gasthäuser#57,880gestempelt#57,909

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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