Mordfälle

[ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə]

/[ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mordfälle” is uncommon German (frequency #90,648 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,648
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mordfall

Key facts for Mordfälle
PropertyValue
HeadwordMordfälle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,648
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Mordfälle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Mordfälle lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Mordfälle is uncommon German at frequency #90,648 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Mordfälle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mordfälle, spelled M-O-R-D-F-Ä-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mordfall
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Mordfall
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Mordfall

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 "Mordfälle"?
"Mordfälle" is spelled M-O-R-D-F-Ä-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə].
What does "Mordfälle" mean?
As a noun, "Mordfälle" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mordfall
How do you pronounce "Mordfälle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mordfälle" is [ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mordfälle" come from?
"Mordfälle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Mordfälle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-O-R-D-F-Ä-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈmɔʁtˌfɛlə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list