zusammenfallen

[t͡suˈzamənˌfalən]

/[t͡suˈzamənˌfalən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zusammenfallen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,710 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,710
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch Einstürzen kaputtgehen

Key facts for zusammenfallen
PropertyValue
Headwordzusammenfallen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈzamənˌfalən]
Letters14
Frequency rank#56,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zusammenfallen” 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). zusammenfallen lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

zusammenfallen is uncommon German at frequency #56,710 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌfalən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zusammenfallen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zusammenfallen, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-A-L-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Einstürzen kaputtgehen
  2. 2
    an Umfang verlieren
  3. 3
    körperlich abbauen
  4. 4
    zu gleicher Zeit geschehen

Synonyms

einstürzenkollabierenumfalleneinfallenabmagernkoinzidierenzusammentreffen

This word in other languages

collapse(English)colapsar(Español)s’effondrer(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 "zusammenfallen"?
"zusammenfallen" is spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-A-L-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈzamənˌfalən].
What does "zusammenfallen" mean?
As a verb, "zusammenfallen" means: durch Einstürzen kaputtgehen
How do you pronounce "zusammenfallen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusammenfallen" is [t͡suˈzamənˌfalən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusammenfallen" come from?
"zusammenfallen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “zusammenfallen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-A-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈzamənˌfalən] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list