Fächer
[ˈfɛçɐ]
The verdict
“Fächer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,918
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand zum Zuwedeln von kühlender Luft
Corpus desk
Index DE-facher · Fächer · German
Fächer · rank #7,918 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,918
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fotografieren
Nearest frequency peer: fotografieren (-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 „Fächer“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Feststellung
Feststellung
92,086 corpus weight
- Fleck
Fleck
92,085 corpus weight
- fotografier…
fotografieren
92,084 corpus weight
- Fächer
Fächer
92,083 corpus weight
- galaxy
galaxy
92,082 corpus weight
- Gebirge
Gebirge
92,081 corpus weight
What this shows „Fächer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Fächer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛçɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fächer“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Fächer (IPA [ˈfɛçɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,918 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fächer, with forms such as "fcäher", "ffächer", and "fäccher". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fahr", "Faser", "Fachs", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fächer, spelled F-Ä-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gegenstand zum Zuwedeln von kühlender Luft
- 2Schwanzgefieder, das wie ein Fächer^([1]) aufgespreizt werden kann
- 3Palmwedel der Fächerpalme
- 4allgemein Dinge, die an die Form des Fächers erinnern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fächer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In der Oper waren die Damen, mit schönen Fächern schwenkend, gegen die hohen Temperaturen vorbereitet.
„Bald fühlte sie sich versucht, selbst auf die Bühne zu stürzen und die Arie zu singen, welche die Sängerin gerade vortrug, bald hatte sie Lust, einem unweit von ihr sitzenden alten Herrn mit dem Fächer auf den Kopf zu tippen oder sich zu Hélène hinüberzubeugen und sie zu kitzeln.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fcäher
- ffächer
- fäccher
- fäcehr
- fächerr
- fächher
- fächre
- fähcer
- äfcher
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fächer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fächer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).