Verdachtsfall

[fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verdachtsfall” is uncommon German (frequency #63,892 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,892
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situation (Fall), in der man davon ausgeht, dass eine bestimmte Vermutung (Verdacht) begründet ist

Key facts for Verdachtsfall
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerdachtsfall
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal]
Letters13
Frequency rank#63,892
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Verdachtsfall” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Verdachtsfall lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verdachtsfall is uncommon German at frequency #63,892 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Verdachtsfall in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Verdachtsfall, spelled V-E-R-D-A-C-H-T-S-F-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Situation (Fall), in der man davon ausgeht, dass eine bestimmte Vermutung (Verdacht) begründet ist
  2. 2
    Person, die vermutlich mit einem Krankheitserreger infiziert ist oder auch vermutlich an einer Krankheit leidet

Antonyms

TatbestandErkrankterInfizierterKrankheitsfall

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 "Verdachtsfall"?
"Verdachtsfall" is spelled V-E-R-D-A-C-H-T-S-F-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal].
What does "Verdachtsfall" mean?
As a noun, "Verdachtsfall" means: Situation (Fall), in der man davon ausgeht, dass eine bestimmte Vermutung (Verdacht) begründet ist
How do you pronounce "Verdachtsfall"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verdachtsfall" is [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verdachtsfall" come from?
"Verdachtsfall" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Verdachtsfall”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-D-A-C-H-T-S-F-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt͡sˌfal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list