fabelhaft
[ˈfaːbl̩haft]
The verdict
“fabelhaft” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,284
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wie eine Fabel anmutend
Corpus desk
Index DE-fabelhaft · fabelhaft · German
fabelhaft · rank #27,284 · 14 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,284
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH explizite
Nearest frequency peer: explizite (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “fabelhaft”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- erörtern
erörtern
72,720 corpus weight
- expert
expert
72,719 corpus weight
- explizite
explizite
72,718 corpus weight
- fabelhaft
fabelhaft
72,717 corpus weight
- Fahrers
Fahrers
72,716 corpus weight
- fail
fail
72,715 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fabelhaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fabelhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfaːbl̩haft] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #27,284 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “fabelhaft” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around fabelhaft (IPA [ˈfaːbl̩haft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,284 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for fabelhaft, with forms such as "afbelhaft", "fabbelhaft", and "fabehlaft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fabelhafte", "fabelhaften", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fabelhaft, spelled F-A-B-E-L-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1wie eine Fabel anmutend
- 2großartig, herrlich, schön, wunderbar
- 3unvorstellbar groß
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fabelhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Was er da erzählte, war so fabelhaft, dass es kaum einer glauben wollte.
Es war ein fabelhafter Abend.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- afbelhaft
- fabbelhaft
- fabehlaft
- fabelahft
- fabelhafft
- fabelhaftt
- fabelhatf
- fabelhfat
- fabelhhaft
- fabellhaft
- fablehaft
- faeblhaft
- fbaelhaft
- ffabelhaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fabelhaft - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fabelhaft", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fabelhaft". Here's where to go from here.
- "fabelhaft" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "fabelhafte". View pair
- 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #27,284 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.