herunterfallen

[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌfalən]

/[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌfalən]/ verb

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The verdict

“herunterfallen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,826 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,826
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer höheren Stelle nach unten fallen und dabei Schaden nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-herunterfallen · herunterfallen · German

herunterfallen · rank #87,826 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,826
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH hervortretend…

Nearest frequency peer: hervortretenden (+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 „herunterfallen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herunterfallen
PropertyValue
Headwordherunterfallen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁʊntɐˌfalən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#87,826
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „herunterfallen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.herunterfallenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „hervortretenden“ (#87,827), „Herzmuskel“ (#87,828), „Herbarium“ (#87,823). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „herunterfallen“ bei #87,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herunterfallen is uncommon German at frequency #87,826 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for herunterfallen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is herunterfallen, spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-F-A-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einer höheren Stelle nach unten fallen und dabei Schaden nehmen
  2. 2
    jemandem aus den Händen fallen
  3. 3
    von oben kommend einen neuen Platz finden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Bauarbeiter ist vom Gerüst heruntergefallen und hat sich ein Bein gebrochen.
  2. Männer denken, wenn sie ab und zu ein Geschirrteil herunterfallen lassen, können sie sich vor dem Abspülen drücken.

Synonyms

hinunterfallenrunterfallenherabfallenherabstürzenherunterstürzenentgleitenherunterschmeißenherunterwerfenhinunterfliegenhinunterwerfenrunterwerfenrunterrieseln

Antonyms

stehenbleibenfesthalten

This word in other languages

fall(English)caerse(Español)tomber(Français)cair(Português)

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 "herunterfallen"?
"herunterfallen" is spelled H-E-R-U-N-T-E-R-F-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌfalən].
What does "herunterfallen" mean?
As a verb, "herunterfallen" means: von einer höheren Stelle nach unten fallen und dabei Schaden nehmen
How do you pronounce "herunterfallen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herunterfallen" is [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌfalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herunterfallen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hingebungsvoll#87,835hinterhältigen#87,836Holzwirtschaft#87,850jahreszeitlich#87,893

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list