Fachschaft
[ˈfaxʃaft]
The verdict
“Fachschaft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #48,871 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,871
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit aller Studierenden eines Studienfaches
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fachschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaxʃaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #48,871 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fachschaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fachschaft is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaxʃaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,871 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fachschaft, with forms such as "afchschaft", "facchschaft", and "fachcshaft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fachschaft, spelled F-A-C-H-S-C-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit aller Studierenden eines Studienfaches
- 2hochschulpolitisch aktiver Teil einer Fachschaft^([1]), der meist gewählt oder ernannt wird
- 3Gesamtheit der Lehrer eines Unterrichtsfaches
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afchschaft,facchschaft,fachcshaft,fachhschaft,fachscahft,fachscchaft,fachschafft,fachschaftt,fachschatf,fachschfat,fachschhaft,fachshcaft,fachsschaft,facshchaft,fahcschaft,fcahschaft,ffachschaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fachschaft - 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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Using “Fachschaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-C-H-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaxʃaft] (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.