Pflegefall

[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌfal]

/[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pflegefall” is uncommon German (frequency #55,606 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,606
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich nicht allein helfen kann, die ihr Leben nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bewältigen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-pflegefall · Pflegefall · German

Pflegefall · rank #55,606 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,606
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH pflastern

Nearest frequency peer: pflastern (-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 „Pflegefall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pflegefall
PropertyValue
HeadwordPflegefall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈp͡fleːɡəˌfal]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,606
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pflegefall“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pflegefallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „pflastern“ (#55,605), „Pflichtspiele“ (#55,607), „Pfründe“ (#55,608). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pflegefall“ bei #55,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pflegefall is uncommon German at frequency #55,606 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich nicht allein helfen kann, die ihr Leben nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bewältigen kann".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pflegefall, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Pflegefall, spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die sich nicht allein helfen kann, die ihr Leben nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bewältigen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wir sehen Pflegefälle in Bauernkaten, in denen es nicht einmal fließendes Wasser gibt.“
  2. „Niemand wollte ihn endgültig als Pflegefall behalten.“

Synonyms

PflegebedürftigePflegebedürftiger

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 "Pflegefall"?
"Pflegefall" is spelled P-F-L-E-G-E-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌfal].
What does "Pflegefall" mean?
As a noun, "Pflegefall" means: Person, die sich nicht allein helfen kann, die ihr Leben nicht ohne fremde Hilfe bewältigen kann
How do you pronounce "Pflegefall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pflegefall" is [ˈp͡fleːɡəˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pflegefall" come from?
"Pflegefall" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

partiellen#55,596Pornostars#55,620operatives#55,589Pulverfass#55,633

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list