Totalausfall

[toˈtaːlʔaʊ̯sˌfal]

/[toˈtaːlʔaʊ̯sˌfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Totalausfall” is uncommon German (frequency #54,150 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,150
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vollständiger Wegfall von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-totalausfall · Totalausfall · German

Totalausfall · rank #54,150 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,150
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Titelkämpfe

Nearest frequency peer: Titelkämpfe (-2 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 „Totalausfall“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Totalausfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordTotalausfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toˈtaːlʔaʊ̯sˌfal]
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,150
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Totalausfall“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Totalausfallfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Titelkämpfe“ (#54,148), „Transistor“ (#54,152), „Treppenstufen“ (#54,153). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Totalausfall“ bei #54,150. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Totalausfall is uncommon German at frequency #54,150 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [toˈtaːlʔaʊ̯sˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vollständiger Wegfall von etwas".

Zero misspellings are on record for Totalausfall in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Totalausfall, spelled T-O-T-A-L-A-U-S-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    vollständiger Wegfall von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben einen Totalausfall der Musikanlage! Nichts geht mehr!
  2. Dieser Chance steht das Risiko gegenüber, das investierte Eigenkapital bei einem Totalausfall des Unternehmens komplett zu verlieren.

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 "Totalausfall"?
"Totalausfall" is spelled T-O-T-A-L-A-U-S-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈtaːlʔaʊ̯sˌfal].
What does "Totalausfall" mean?
As a noun, "Totalausfall" means: vollständiger Wegfall von etwas
How do you pronounce "Totalausfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Totalausfall" is [toˈtaːlʔaʊ̯sˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Totalausfall" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list