Stolperfalle
German, noun[ˈʃtɔlpɐˌfalə]
Stolperfalle is spelled S-T-O-L-P-E-R-F-A-L-L-E (12 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written German, the 214,094th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stolperfalle is a German feminine noun meaning “trip hazard, stumbling block” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Falle, die ausgelöst wird, sobald man auf sie tritt; etwas, das eine Gefahr oder Bedrohung darstellt”.
What does Stolperfalle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetrip hazard, stumbling block
- 2
femininepitfall
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Falle, die ausgelöst wird, sobald man auf sie tritt; etwas, das eine Gefahr oder Bedrohung darstellt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Stolperfalle
- Stolperfallen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stolperfalle?
- [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌfalə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stolperfalle in German?
Stolperfalle appears about once in every 15 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).