Störfall
[ˈʃtøːɐ̯ˌfal]
The verdict
“Störfall” is uncommon German (frequency #68,727 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,727
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (meist plötzlich eintretendes) Ereignis im Betrieb einer technischen Anlage oder eines Systems, in dem der übliche/normale Prozess erheblich gestört wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Störfall |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃtøːɐ̯ˌfal] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Störfall” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Störfall is uncommon German at frequency #68,727 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃtøːɐ̯ˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(meist plötzlich eintretendes) Ereignis im Betrieb einer technischen Anlage oder eines Systems, in dem der übliche/normale Prozess erheblich gestört wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Störfall in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Störfall, spelled S-T-Ö-R-F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1(meist plötzlich eintretendes) Ereignis im Betrieb einer technischen Anlage oder eines Systems, in dem der übliche/normale Prozess erheblich gestört wird
This word in other languages
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 “Störfall”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ö-R-F-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃtøːɐ̯ˌfal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.