Verfallsdatum

[fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Verfallsdatum” is uncommon German (frequency #54,994 among 4,163 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,994
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitpunkt, ab dem ein Lebensmittel, Arzneimittel oder Ähnliches nicht mehr verwendet werden soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-verfallsdatum · Verfallsdatum · German

Verfallsdatum · rank #54,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,994
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vereinnahmung

Nearest frequency peer: Vereinnahmung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Verfallsdatum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Verfallsdatum
PropertyValue
HeadwordVerfallsdatum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm]
Letters13
Frequency rank#54,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Verfallsdatum“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Verfallsdatumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Vereinnahmung“ (#54,993), „verdünnen“ (#54,992), „verkannt“ (#54,996). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „Verfallsdatum“ bei #54,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Verfallsdatum is uncommon German at frequency #54,994 among 4,163 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Verfallsdatum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Verfallsdatum, spelled V-E-R-F-A-L-L-S-D-A-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitpunkt, ab dem ein Lebensmittel, Arzneimittel oder Ähnliches nicht mehr verwendet werden soll
  2. 2
    Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas verfällt, an dem die Gültigkeits-, Lagerungs- oder Verwendungsfrist von etwas abläuft
  3. 3
    Fälligkeitstermin eines Wechsels, Optionsscheins oder Ähnlichem

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im Kühlschrank fand sich ein Becher Joghurt mit abgelaufenem Verfallsdatum.
  2. „Datenschutz können wir nicht mehr dem Staat überlassen, sagt Harvard-Professor Mayer-Schönberger. Deshalb fordert er ein Verfallsdatum für gespeicherte Informationen.“

Synonyms

VerfallstagVerfallstermin

This word in other languages

expiry date(English)date d'expiration(Français)

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 "Verfallsdatum"?
"Verfallsdatum" is spelled V-E-R-F-A-L-L-S-D-A-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm].
What does "Verfallsdatum" mean?
As a noun, "Verfallsdatum" means: Zeitpunkt, ab dem ein Lebensmittel, Arzneimittel oder Ähnliches nicht mehr verwendet werden soll
How do you pronounce "Verfallsdatum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Verfallsdatum" is [fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Verfallsdatum" come from?
"Verfallsdatum" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Vereinnahmung#54,993Uniformierten#54,971weiterbringen#55,029Transformator#54,950

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list