leichtfallen
[ˈlaɪ̯çtˌfalən]
The verdict
“leichtfallen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keine Schwierigkeiten, keine Mühe verursachen; keine Anstrengung, keine Überwindung kosten
Corpus desk
Index DE-leichtfallen · leichtfallen · German
leichtfallen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | leichtfallen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌfalən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „leichtfallen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
leichtfallen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯çtˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keine Schwierigkeiten, keine Mühe verursachen; keine Anstrengung, keine Überwindung kosten".
Zero misspellings are on record for leichtfallen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is leichtfallen, spelled L-E-I-C-H-T-F-A-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1keine Schwierigkeiten, keine Mühe verursachen; keine Anstrengung, keine Überwindung kosten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leichtfallen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es fiel mir nicht leicht, mich am Gespräch zu beteiligen, und ein paar Male habe ich konfuse Antworten gegeben; […].“
„Es fällt ihm nicht leicht, dieses Fortgehn, ihm, einem alten Amerikaner.“
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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.