Zufällen

[ˈt͡suːˌfɛlən]

/[ˈt͡suːˌfɛlən]/ noun

The verdict

“Zufällen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,567 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,567
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zufall

Corpus desk

Index DE-zufallen · Zufällen · German

Zufällen · rank #83,567 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,567
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugefroren

Nearest frequency peer: zugefroren (+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 „Zufällen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zufällen
PropertyValue
HeadwordZufällen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌfɛlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,567
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zufällen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zufällenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zugefroren“ (#83,568), „Zuckerhut“ (#83,565), „zugelassener“ (#83,569). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zufällen“ bei #83,567. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zufällen is uncommon German at frequency #83,567 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌfɛlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zufall".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zufällen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zufällen, spelled Z-U-F-Ä-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zufall

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 "Zufällen"?
"Zufällen" is spelled Z-U-F-Ä-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌfɛlən].
What does "Zufällen" mean?
As a noun, "Zufällen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zufall
How do you pronounce "Zufällen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zufällen" is [ˈt͡suːˌfɛlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zufällen" come from?
"Zufällen" 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 "Zufällen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list