fackelt

[ˈfakl̩t]

/[ˈfakl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“fackelt” is uncommon German (frequency #83,942 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,942
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fackeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-fackelt · fackelt · German

fackelt · rank #83,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,942
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrerkabine

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrerkabine (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fackelt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fackelt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fackelt
PropertyValue
Headwordfackelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfakl̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#83,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fackelt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fackeltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fahrerkabine“ (#83,944), „Expertisen“ (#83,939), „existence“ (#83,938). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fackelt“ bei #83,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fackelt is uncommon German at frequency #83,942 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfakl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fackelt, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fackelt, spelled F-A-C-K-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fackeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fackeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fackeln
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fackeln

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 "fackelt"?
"fackelt" is spelled F-A-C-K-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfakl̩t].
What does "fackelt" mean?
As a verb, "fackelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fackeln
How do you pronounce "fackelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fackelt" is [ˈfakl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fackelt" come from?
"fackelt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erkunde#83,928Epitaph#83,921Freiern#83,972garstig#83,992

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list