Fackelzug
[ˈfakl̩ˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Fackelzug” is uncommon German (frequency #98,408 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,408
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nächtlicher Umzug vieler Personen mit brennenden Fackeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fackelzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfakl̩ˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #98,408 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fackelzug” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fackelzug is uncommon German at frequency #98,408 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfakl̩ˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nächtlicher Umzug vieler Personen mit brennenden Fackeln".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fackelzug in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fackelzug, spelled F-A-C-K-E-L-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1nächtlicher Umzug vieler Personen mit brennenden Fackeln
This word in other languages
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 “Fackelzug”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-C-K-E-L-Z-U-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfakl̩ˌt͡suːk] (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
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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.