Katastrophenfall

[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌfal]

/[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Katastrophenfall” is uncommon German (frequency #70,446 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,446
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ereignis, das eine Katastrophe darstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-katastrophenfall · Katastrophenfall · German

Katastrophenfall · rank #70,446 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,446
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kastilien

Nearest frequency peer: Kastilien (-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 „Katastrophenfall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Katastrophenfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordKatastrophenfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌfal]
Letters16
Frequency rank#70,446
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Katastrophenfall“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Katastrophenfallfällt 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: „Kastilien“ (#70,445), „Kauffmann“ (#70,447), „Kasinos“ (#70,444). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Katastrophenfall“ bei #70,446. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Katastrophenfall is uncommon German at frequency #70,446 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ereignis, das eine Katastrophe darstellt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Katastrophenfall, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Katastrophenfall, spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-N-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ereignis, das eine Katastrophe darstellt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Auf die vom Normalfall abweichenden Bedingungen ärztlichen Handelns in einer Katastrophensituation müssen wir uns daher durch Fortbildung vorbereiten. Dabei sollten möglichst alle vorstellbaren Katastrophenfälle durchdacht und aus dem Ablauf früherer Katastrophenfälle gelernt werden.“

Synonyms

Katastrophensituation

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 "Katastrophenfall"?
"Katastrophenfall" is spelled K-A-T-A-S-T-R-O-P-H-E-N-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌfal].
What does "Katastrophenfall" mean?
As a noun, "Katastrophenfall" means: Ereignis, das eine Katastrophe darstellt
How do you pronounce "Katastrophenfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Katastrophenfall" is [katasˈtʁoːfn̩ˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Katastrophenfall" come from?
"Katastrophenfall" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list