Vorfall
\ˈfoːɐ̯fal\
The verdict
“Vorfall” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Occasion, événement inhabituel et en général négatif.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vorfall · Vorfall · French
Vorfall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorfall |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈfoːɐ̯fal\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Vorfall is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈfoːɐ̯fal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Vorfall, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Vorfall, spelled V-O-R-F-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1Occasion, événement inhabituel et en général négatif.
- 2Prolapsus, descente d'organe.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorfall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unter anderem geht es um einen angeblichen Vorfall in einem Hotel in Moskau im Jahr 2013, bei dem Prostituierte in Anwesenheit Trumps auf ein Bett uriniert haben sollen.
Die Freunde des Angeklagten treten in den Zeugenstand. "Es ist mir ein Rätsel, es war gar nichts", versichert der eine. Nichts gesehen, nichts gehört. Und überhaupt seien sie ja früher gegangen. Nicht nur bei dieser Aussage geht Nebenklage-Anwältin Antje Brandes der Hut hoch. Laut Polizei seien nämlich alle drei Herren nach dem Vorfall noch im Zelt gewesen.
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.