Fabeln

[ˈfaːbl̩n]

/[ˈfaːbl̩n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fabeln” is uncommon German (frequency #52,074 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,074
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fabel

Corpus desk

Index DE-fabeln · Fabeln · German

Fabeln · rank #52,074 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,074
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Facepalm

Nearest frequency peer: Facepalm (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fabeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fabeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fabeln
PropertyValue
HeadwordFabeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːbl̩n]
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,074
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fabeln“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fabelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Facepalm“ (#52,075), „Fachanwalt“ (#52,076), „extrahiert“ (#52,071). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fabeln“ bei #52,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fabeln is uncommon German at frequency #52,074 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːbl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Fabeln doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fabeln, spelled F-A-B-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fabel
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fabel
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fabel
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fabel

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

How do you spell "Fabeln"?
"Fabeln" is spelled F-A-B-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːbl̩n].
What does "Fabeln" mean?
As a noun, "Fabeln" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fabel
How do you pronounce "Fabeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fabeln" is [ˈfaːbl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fabeln" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fabeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fickte#52,082furzen#52,096gehlen#52,105dämmen#52,037

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list