hinabfallen
[hɪˈnapˌfalən]
The verdict
“hinabfallen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einer höheren Stelle nach unten geraten
Corpus desk
Index DE-hinabfallen · hinabfallen · German
hinabfallen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | hinabfallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [hɪˈnapˌfalən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „hinabfallen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
hinabfallen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [hɪˈnapˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for hinabfallen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 hinabfallen, spelled H-I-N-A-B-F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1von einer höheren Stelle nach unten geraten
- 2von einer höheren Stelle nach unten reichen, hängen
- 3ein Gefälle nach unten aufweisen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how hinabfallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Menschen verschwinden in einem Schacht auf Pieter Bruegels Bild „Der Triumph des Todes“, das in zwei losen Blättern aus Life auf J. Edgar Hoover hinabfällt, Menschen kommen aus einem New Yorker U-Bahn-Schacht, „mole people“, die vor einem Feuer in die Oberwelt flüchten.“
„Dazu kam, daß die Löschmannschaften sich oft in der Dunkelheit fortbewegen mußten und ständig in Gefahr waren, irgenwo hinabzufallen[.]“
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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.