Vorfall
German, noun/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfal/
Vorfall is spelled V-O-R-F-A-L-L (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written German, the 6,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorfall is a German masculine noun meaning “incident (event or occurrence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein außergewöhnliches oder spezielles (und meist negatives) Ereignis / Geschehnis”.
What does Vorfall mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineincident (event or occurrence)
- 2
masculineprolapse
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein außergewöhnliches oder spezielles (und meist negatives) Ereignis / Geschehnis 2. Prolaps
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 Vorfall
- Vorfalles genitive
- Vorfalls genitive
- Vorfälle plural
- Vorfalle dative singular
- Vorfällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Vorfall?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfal/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Vorfall
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Vorfall in German?
Vorfall appears 12 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).