Fächern

[ˈfɛçɐn]

/[ˈfɛçɐn]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“Fächern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,237
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-fachern · Fächern · German

Fächern · rank #11,237 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,237
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Funken

Nearest frequency peer: Funken (-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 „Fächern“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Fächern“ 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).

Fächern vs Fasern
57% similar
Fächern vs Faches
57% similar
Fächern vs father
43% similar

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

Key facts for Fächern
PropertyValue
HeadwordFächern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛçɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,237
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fächern“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Funken“ (#11,236), „füttern“ (#11,238), „friends“ (#11,235). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fächern“ bei #11,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Fächern (IPA [ˈfɛçɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,237 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fächer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fächern, with forms such as "fcähern", "ffächern", and "fäcchern". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Fasern", "Faches", "father", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Fächern, spelled F-Ä-C-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fächer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fcähern
  • ffächern
  • fäcchern
  • fäcehrn
  • fächenr
  • fächernn
  • fächerrn
  • fächhern
  • fächren
  • fähcern
  • äfchern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fächern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fcähern2ffächern1fäcchern1fäcehrn2fächenr2fächernn1fächerrn1fächhern1
Edit distance from "Fächern"

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 "Fächern"?
"Fächern" is spelled F-Ä-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛçɐn].
What does "Fächern" mean?
As a noun, "Fächern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fächer
What words are commonly confused with "Fächern"?
"Fächern" is commonly confused with "Fasern", "Faches", "father". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fächern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fächern" is [ˈfɛçɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fächern" come from?
"Fächern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

füttern#11,238friends#11,235gebannt#11,239gefilmt#11,240

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Glocken11 variantshilflos11 variantshindern11 variantsHolding11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list