Fachfrau

[ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯]

/[ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Fachfrau” is an uncommon German word, ranked #67,195 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#67,195
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weibliche Person, die in einem bestimmten Fach ausgebildet ist und entsprechende Kenntnisse hat

Key facts for Fachfrau
PropertyValue
HeadwordFachfrau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fachfrau” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fachfrau lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fachfrau is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,195 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weibliche Person, die in einem bestimmten Fach ausgebildet ist und entsprechende Kenntnisse hat".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fachfrau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fachfrau, spelled F-A-C-H-F-R-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die in einem bestimmten Fach ausgebildet ist und entsprechende Kenntnisse hat

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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 "Fachfrau"?
"Fachfrau" is spelled F-A-C-H-F-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯].
What does "Fachfrau" mean?
As a noun, "Fachfrau" means: weibliche Person, die in einem bestimmten Fach ausgebildet ist und entsprechende Kenntnisse hat
How do you pronounce "Fachfrau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fachfrau" is [ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fachfrau" come from?
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Using “Fachfrau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-A-C-H-F-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfaxˌfʁaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list