fader

[ˈfaːdɐ]

/[ˈfaːdɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“fader” is uncommon German (frequency #77,940 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,940
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad

Corpus desk

Index DE-fader · fader · German

fader · rank #77,940 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,940
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fachpublikum

Nearest frequency peer: Fachpublikum (-1 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 „fader“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fader
PropertyValue
Headwordfader
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaːdɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,940
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fader“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).faderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fachpublikum“ (#77,939), „fahrbereit“ (#77,941), „Fachausdruck“ (#77,938). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fader“ bei #77,940. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fader is uncommon German at frequency #77,940 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaːdɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fader, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fader, spelled F-A-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad

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 "fader"?
"fader" is spelled F-A-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːdɐ].
What does "fader" mean?
As an adjective, "fader" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs fad
How do you pronounce "fader"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fader" is [ˈfaːdɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fader" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list