Fädchen
[ˈfɛːtçən]
The verdict
“Fädchen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Faden
Corpus desk
Index DE-fadchen · Fädchen · German
Fädchen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fädchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːtçən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fädchen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fädchen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛːtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Faden".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fädchen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fädchen, spelled F-Ä-D-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleiner Faden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fädchen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als sein Blick auf ein rotes Fädchen fiel, das noch von dem Zeichen am Stoffe hing, lief ein Zucken um seine Mundwinkel, als hätte er auf eine bittere Frucht gebissen.“
„Der Geschäftsführer stäubte mit dem Fingernagel ein Fädchen von seinem Ärmel.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.