Fabelwesen

/[ˈfaːbl̩ˌveːzn̩]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,795

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Fabelwesen is aGermannoun. It means: Wesen, das in einer Fabel agiert. Die Fabel ist eine Erzählart, in der Tiere etwas für das Menschenleben Lehrreiches verständlich machen. Fabelwesen haben einen eigenen Charakter und Namen (beispie... Pronounced [ˈfaːbl̩ˌveːzn̩].

Key facts for Fabelwesen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFabelwesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːbl̩ˌveːzn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#41,795
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fabelwesen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fabelwesen is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaːbl̩ˌveːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,795 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fabelwesen, with forms such as "afbelwesen", "fabbelwesen", and "fabelewsen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fabelwesen, spelled F-A-B-E-L-W-E-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wesen, das in einer Fabel agiert. Die Fabel ist eine Erzählart, in der Tiere etwas für das Menschenleben Lehrreiches verständlich machen. Fabelwesen haben einen eigenen Charakter und Namen (beispielsweise Hase = Meister Lampe) und können sprechen. Berühmte Fabeldichter waren Äsop, La Fontaine und Gellert.
  2. 2
    Wesen, die nur in der Fantasie vorkommen, also erfunden sind

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afbelwesen,fabbelwesen,fabelewsen,fabellwesen,fabelweesn,fabelwesenn,fabelwesne,fabelwessen,fabelwseen,fabelwwesen,fabewlesen,fablewesen,faeblwesen,fbaelwesen,ffabelwesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fabelwesen

Misspelling Variants of "Fabelwesen"

afbelwesen10fabbelwesen11fabelewsen10fabellwesen11fabelweesn10fabelwesenn11fabelwesne10fabelwessen11
Misspelling Variants of "Fabelwesen"

Frequency rank: #41,795 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fabelwesen"?
"Fabelwesen" is spelled F-A-B-E-L-W-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːbl̩ˌveːzn̩].
What does "Fabelwesen" mean?
As a noun, "Fabelwesen" means: Wesen, das in einer Fabel agiert. Die Fabel ist eine Erzählart, in der Tiere etwas für das Menschenleben Lehrreiches verständlich machen. Fabelwesen haben einen eigenen Charakter und Namen (beispie...
What are common misspellings of "Fabelwesen"?
Common misspellings include "afbelwesen", "fabbelwesen", "fabelewsen", "fabellwesen", "fabelweesn". The correct spelling is "Fabelwesen".
How do you pronounce "Fabelwesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fabelwesen" is [ˈfaːbl̩ˌveːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fabelwesen" come from?
"Fabelwesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.