umfallen
German, verb
umfallen is spelled U-M-F-A-L-L-E-N (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,661st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Umfallen is a German verb meaning “to topple, fall down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Umfallen is a different word: “gerund of umfallen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “aus einer stehenden Position heraus zur Seite fallend in eine liegende Position kommen”.
What does umfallen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to topple, fall down
- 2
derogatoryinformalto change one's mind (surprisingly); to change sides
- 3
Austriato not receive what one is entitled to
Aufgrund des Konkurses des Theaters fielen mehrere Schauspieler um ihre Gagen um.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of umfallen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. aus einer stehenden Position heraus zur Seite fallend in eine liegende Position kommen 2. einen Schwächeanfall erleiden, bei dem man zu Boden geht 3. sich im Nachhinein einer vorherrschenden Meinung oder Strömung beugen; den Widerstand oder seine Position aufgeben 4. um etwas gebracht werden; leer ausgehen
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 umfallen
- fällt um present singular third-person
- fiel um past
- umgefallen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 7 strong
- umfallend participle present
- umzufallen infinitive infinitive-zu
- falle um first-person indicative present
- fallen um first-person indicative plural
- fällst um indicative present second-person
- fallt um indicative plural present
- fallest um second-person singular subjunctive
- fallet um plural second-person subjunctive
- fielen um first-person indicative plural
- fiele um first-person singular subjunctive
- fielst um indicative preterite second-person
- fielt um indicative plural preterite
- fielest um second-person singular subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to umfallen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is umfallen in German?
umfallen appears 2.2 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).