herausfallen

[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfalən]

/[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfalən]/ verb

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The verdict

“herausfallen” is uncommon German (frequency #85,358 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,358
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (ungeplant nach unten weg) aus etwas herauskommen, wo sich etwas vorher im Inneren aufgehalten hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-herausfallen · herausfallen · German

herausfallen · rank #85,358 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,358
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Heimatvertrie…

Nearest frequency peer: Heimatvertriebenen (-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 „herausfallen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herausfallen
PropertyValue
Headwordherausfallen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfalən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herausfallen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).herausfallenfällt 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: „Heimatvertriebenen“ (#85,357), „herausfordernden“ (#85,359), „herkömmlich“ (#85,360). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herausfallen“ bei #85,358. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herausfallen is uncommon German at frequency #85,358 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

herausfallen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 herausfallen, spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-A-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (ungeplant nach unten weg) aus etwas herauskommen, wo sich etwas vorher im Inneren aufgehalten hat
  2. 2
    anders sein als der Rest
  3. 3
    nicht mehr weiter berücksichtigt werden, rausfliegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kleingeld fiel aus dem Rucksack heraus.
  2. Hier, diese Plombe ist aus dem Zahn herausgefallen.

Antonyms

hineinlegenuntergehenaufnehmen

This word in other languages

descollar(Español)

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 "herausfallen"?
"herausfallen" is spelled H-E-R-A-U-S-F-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfalən].
What does "herausfallen" mean?
As a verb, "herausfallen" means: (ungeplant nach unten weg) aus etwas herauskommen, wo sich etwas vorher im Inneren aufgehalten hat
How do you pronounce "herausfallen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herausfallen" is [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌfalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herausfallen" come from?
"herausfallen" 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 "herausfallen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list