Spalt

/ʃpalt/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

gap, crack
- Die Tür stand einen Spalt offen.
  
  The door stood slightly open.

Spalt is a narrow gap or crack, often one that was always there; Riss is a crack, tear, or rip, usually from damage.

Similar in other languages

English

crack is the English word for the same thing — both mean "gap, crack."

Portuguese

rachadura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crack."

1 What does Spalt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Tür stand einen ___ offen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Spalt?

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Last updated 2026-09-25