Todesfalle
German, noun
Todesfalle is spelled T-O-D-E-S-F-A-L-L-E (10 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written German, the 13,123rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Todesfalle is a German feminine noun meaning “deathtrap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a dative of Todesfall. With an umlaut, Todesfälle is a different word: “nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Todesfall”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas, das eine nicht erkennbare Gefahr für Leib und Leben birgt”.
What does Todesfalle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedeathtrap
noun
- 1
masculinedative of Todesfall
noun
- 1
masculinenominative/accusative/genitive plural of Todesfall
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. etwas, das eine nicht erkennbare Gefahr für Leib und Leben birgt
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 Todesfalle
- Todesfallen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to Todesfalle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Todesfalle in German?
Todesfalle appears 4.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).