fächeln
[ˈfɛçl̩n]
The verdict
“fächeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luft bewegen, indem ein flacher Gegenstand (zum Beispiel ein Fächer) hin und her bewegt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-facheln · fächeln · German
fächeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fächeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɛçl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fächeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fächeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛçl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fächeln, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fächeln, spelled F-Ä-C-H-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1Luft bewegen, indem ein flacher Gegenstand (zum Beispiel ein Fächer) hin und her bewegt wird
- 2sich sanft hin und her bewegen
- 3die Flügel bewegen, mit den Flügeln schlagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fächeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Behutsam fächelte er Luft zu den winzigen roten Punkten auf der Feuerstelle.“
„Sieht sich ein Frauenzimmer von einem Bewunderer betrachtet, so greift sie gleich zum Fächer. Ist sie verheiratet, so fächelt sie sich langsam; ist sie ledig, so fächelt sie sich schnell.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.