fachen

[ˈfaxn̩]

/[ˈfaxn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“fachen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,116
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - machen, dass es (gut) brennt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fachen · fachen · German

fachen · rank #29,116 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,116
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Exkursionen

Nearest frequency peer: Exkursionen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fachen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fachen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fachen vs Faden
50% similar
fachen vs Faxen
50% similar
fachen vs Fachs
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fachen
PropertyValue
Headwordfachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfaxn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,116
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fachen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fachenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Exkursionen“ (#29,115), „Fahrstreifen“ (#29,117), „esst“ (#29,114). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fachen“ bei #29,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around fachen (IPA [ˈfaxn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,116 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "machen, dass es (gut) brennt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fachen, with forms such as "afchen", "facchen", and "facehn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Faden", "Faxen", "Fachs", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fachen, spelled F-A-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    machen, dass es (gut) brennt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Feuer fachen sie durch Reiben und Drehen zweier Hölzer aneinander.
  2. Ein Windstoß fachte die Glut.

Antonyms

löschen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afchen
  • facchen
  • facehn
  • fachenn
  • fachhen
  • fachne
  • fahcen
  • fcahen
  • ffachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fachen - 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.

afchen2facchen1facehn2fachenn1fachhen1fachne2fahcen2fcahen2
Edit distance from "fachen"

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 "fachen"?
"fachen" is spelled F-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaxn̩].
What does "fachen" mean?
As a verb, "fachen" means: machen, dass es (gut) brennt
What words are commonly confused with "fachen"?
"fachen" is commonly confused with "Faden", "Faxen", "Fachs". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fachen" is [ˈfaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fachen" come from?
"fachen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

faires#29,118falcon#29,119ergebe#29,110fehlst#29,124

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Fiskus9 variantsfüttert9 variantsDriver9 variantsHetzer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list