Verfallsdatum
[fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm]
The verdict
“Verfallsdatum” is uncommon German (frequency #54,994 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,994
- frequency rank, German
- 49,639
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zeitpunkt, ab dem ein Lebensmittel, Arzneimittel oder Ähnliches nicht mehr verwendet werden soll
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Verfallsdatum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #54,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Verfallsdatum” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Verfallsdatum is uncommon German at frequency #54,994 among 49,639 “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
- 1Zeitpunkt, ab dem ein Lebensmittel, Arzneimittel oder Ähnliches nicht mehr verwendet werden soll
- 2Zeitpunkt, an dem etwas verfällt, an dem die Gültigkeits-, Lagerungs- oder Verwendungsfrist von etwas abläuft
- 3Fälligkeitstermin eines Wechsels, Optionsscheins oder Ähnlichem
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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.
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Using “Verfallsdatum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is V-E-R-F-A-L-L-S-D-A-T-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [fɛɐ̯ˈfalsˌdaːtʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.