Unfall

[ˈʊnfal]

/[ˈʊnfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Unfall” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,716
frequency rank, German
2,159
“U” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorfall, bei dem Sachen, Menschen oder Tiere physisch/körperlich zu Schaden kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-unfall · Unfall · German

Unfall · rank #1,716 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,716
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,159
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trump

Nearest frequency peer: Trump (-1 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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Unfall“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Unfall“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Unfall vs Unfälle
71% similar
Unfall vs Unfalls
86% similar
Unfall vs Unfällen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Unfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordUnfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʊnfal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,716
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Unfall“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Unfallliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Trump“ (#1,715), „ungefähr“ (#1,717), „treten“ (#1,714). Unter 2,159 „U“-Lemmata liegt „Unfall“ bei #1,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Unfall (IPA [ˈʊnfal]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,716 among 2,159 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vorfall, bei dem Sachen, Menschen oder Tiere physisch/körperlich zu Schaden kommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Unfall, with forms such as "nufall", "ufnall", and "unafll". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Unfälle", "Unfalls", "Unfällen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Unfall, spelled U-N-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorfall, bei dem Sachen, Menschen oder Tiere physisch/körperlich zu Schaden kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Unfall ist schnell passiert.
  2. „Unfälle sind keine Zufälle, wie so manche Zeitungsnotiz verharmlosend wahrhaben möchte. Unfälle entstehen stets im Zusammenlaufen mehrerer Kausallinien, im Schnittpunkt einer Reihe ungünstiger Umstände und Fehlverhaltensweisen.“

This word in other languages

accident(English)accidente(Español)accident(Français)acidente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nufall
  • ufnall
  • unafll
  • unfal
  • unffall
  • unflal
  • unnfall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Unfall - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

nufall2ufnall2unafll2unfal1unffall1unflal2unnfall1
Edit distance from "Unfall"

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 "Unfall"?
"Unfall" is spelled U-N-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʊnfal].
What does "Unfall" mean?
As a noun, "Unfall" means: Vorfall, bei dem Sachen, Menschen oder Tiere physisch/körperlich zu Schaden kommen
What words are commonly confused with "Unfall"?
"Unfall" is commonly confused with "Unfälle", "Unfalls", "Unfällen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Unfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Unfall" is [ˈʊnfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Unfall" come from?
"Unfall" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

treten#1,714abends#1,719selben#1,712Daniel#1,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Strom7 variantsmögen7 variantshinzu7 variantsechte7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list