German noun, masculine · CEFR B1

der Fall

Meaning in English: case; fall

Rank 253 of 5,000noun · derLevel B14 forms in the list

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Example

Nimm auf jeden Fall einen Regenschirm mit.

Take an umbrella in any case.

Der, die or das?

Fall is masculine: der Fall. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Fall in the top 5,000

These forms of Fall are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Fällen#702
cases (dative plural)B1

In solchen Fällen ruft man am besten den Arzt.
In cases like that it's best to call the doctor.

Fälle#1,620
casesB1

Solche Fälle kommen zum Glück selten vor.
Luckily, cases like that are rare.

Falle#1,675
case (im Falle: in case of); trapB2

Im Falle eines Feuers bitte die Treppe benutzen.
In case of fire, please use the stairs.

How common is Fall?

Fall is number 253 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 343 times per million words — about once every 2,900 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 52% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.

Related words in the list

Words built on Fall:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 249konntecould, was able to
  2. 250die Verfügungdisposal (zur Verfügung)
  3. 251deshalbthat's why, therefore
  4. 252gehento go, to walk
  5. 253der Fallcase; fall
  6. 254hattenhad (we/they)
  7. 255der Ortplace, village
  8. 256findetfinds; thinks; takes place
  9. 257deutlichclear, distinct; considerably

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