Faden

/[ˈfaːdn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,532

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Faden is aGermannoun. It means: aus Fasern gedrehter, dünner und langer Körper Pronounced [ˈfaːdn̩]. It ranks #6,532 in German word frequency. Often confused with Fan and fen.

Key facts for Faden
PropertyValue
HeadwordFaden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːdn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,532
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Faden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Faden is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaːdn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,532 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Faden, with forms such as "afden", "fadden", and "fadenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Fan", "fen", "fake", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Faden, spelled F-A-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Fasern gedrehter, dünner und langer Körper
  2. 2
    die Form eines Fadens^([1a]) habendes Gebilde
  3. 3
    gedankliche Linie, Verbindung
  4. 4
    Balken, der quer über das Wappen gezogen wird
  5. 5
    eine Längeneinheit zur Angabe der Wassertiefe
  6. 6
    Material zum Befestigen der gebogenen Fruchtrute
  7. 7
    Material zum Befestigen des jungen Triebs
  8. 8
    Strohhalm, der als Bindematerial im Weinberg verwendet wird
  9. 9
    Teil des Strohs, der beim Reinigen entfernt wird
  10. 10
    Schnur zum Vermessen der Zeilen
  11. 11
    Material, das im Weinberg zur Vogelabwehr ausgespannt wird
  12. 12
    Ranke der Rebe

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afden,fadden,fadenn,fadne,faedn,fdaen,ffaden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Faden

Misspelling Variants of "Faden"

afden5fadden6fadenn6fadne5faedn5fdaen5ffaden6
Misspelling Variants of "Faden"

Frequency rank: #6,532 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Faden"?
"Faden" is spelled F-A-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːdn̩].
What does "Faden" mean?
As a noun, "Faden" means: aus Fasern gedrehter, dünner und langer Körper
What words are commonly confused with "Faden"?
"Faden" is commonly confused with "Fan", "fen", "fake". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Faden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Faden" is [ˈfaːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Faden" come from?
"Faden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.