fähig

/[ˈfɛːɪç]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,300

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

fähig is anGermanadj. It means: in der Lage, imstande (etwas zu tun); über die Möglichkeiten verfügend, etwas zu tun Pronounced [ˈfɛːɪç]. It ranks #6,300 in German word frequency. Often confused with fair and fahr.

Key facts for fähig
PropertyValue
Headwordfähig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfɛːɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,300
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fähig is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛːɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,300 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in der Lage, imstande (etwas zu tun); über die Möglichkeiten verfügend, etwas zu tun".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fähig, with forms such as "ffähig", "fhäig", and "fähgi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "fair", "fahr", "Fang", 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 fähig, spelled F-Ä-H-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der Lage, imstande (etwas zu tun); über die Möglichkeiten verfügend, etwas zu tun

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffähig,fhäig,fähgi,fähhig,fähigg,fäihg,äfhig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for fähig

Misspelling Variants of "fähig"

ffähig6fhäig5fähgi5fähhig6fähigg6fäihg5äfhig5
Misspelling Variants of "fähig"

Frequency rank: #6,300 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fähig"?
"fähig" is spelled F-Ä-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːɪç].
What does "fähig" mean?
As an adj, "fähig" means: in der Lage, imstande (etwas zu tun); über die Möglichkeiten verfügend, etwas zu tun
What words are commonly confused with "fähig"?
"fähig" is commonly confused with "fair", "fahr", "Fang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fähig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fähig" is [ˈfɛːɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fähig" come from?
"fähig" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.