Mordfall
[ˈmɔʁtˌfal]
The verdict
“Mordfall” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,442. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,442
- frequency rank, German
- 44,424
- “M” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sachverhalt, bei dem die Polizei wegen eines verübten Mordes ermittelt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mordfall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmɔʁtˌfal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,442 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mordfall” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Mordfall (IPA [ˈmɔʁtˌfal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,442 among 44,424 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sachverhalt, bei dem die Polizei wegen eines verübten Mordes ermittelt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mordfall, with forms such as "mmordfall", "modrfall", and "mordafll". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mordfall, spelled M-O-R-D-F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Sachverhalt, bei dem die Polizei wegen eines verübten Mordes ermittelt
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mmordfall
- modrfall
- mordafll
- morddfall
- mordfal
- mordffall
- mordflal
- morfdall
- morrdfall
- mrodfall
- omrdfall
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mordfall - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Mordfall”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is M-O-R-D-F-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmɔʁtˌfal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.