fall through
"fall-through" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fall through” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fall through |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fall through” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fall through is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for fall through in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is fall through, spelled F-A-L-L- -T-H-R-O-U-G-H.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fall, through.
- 2To be unsuccessful, come to nothing; to be cancelled; not to proceed.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “fall through”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-A-L-L- -T-H-R-O-U-G-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.