Zwischenfall
German, noun/ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌfal/
Zwischenfall is a German masculine noun meaning “incident” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein unvorhergesehenes, störendes Ereignis”.
What does Zwischenfall mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineincident
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein unvorhergesehenes, störendes Ereignis 2. Auflauf und Zusammenstoß von aufgebrachten Menschen
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 Zwischenfall
- Zwischenfalles genitive
- Zwischenfalls genitive
- Zwischenfälle plural
- Zwischenfalle dative singular
- Zwischenfällen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zwischenfall?
- /ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌfal/
- [ˈt͡svɪʃn̩ˌfal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zwischenfall
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zwischenfall in German?
Zwischenfall appears 4.2 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).