fähige

[ˈfɛːɪɡə]

/[ˈfɛːɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“fähige” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,051. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,051
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahige · fähige · German

fähige · rank #31,051 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,051
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH funktionalen

Nearest frequency peer: funktionalen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fähige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fähige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fähige vs Fahne
33% similar
fähige vs fange
50% similar
fähige vs faire
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fähige
PropertyValue
Headwordfähige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɛːɪɡə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,051
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fähige“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fähigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „funktionalen“ (#31,050), „fünftes“ (#31,052), „Fundstücke“ (#31,049). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fähige“ bei #31,051. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fähige (IPA [ˈfɛːɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,051 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fähige, with forms such as "ffähige", "fhäige", and "fähgie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Fahne", "fange", "faire", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fähige, spelled F-Ä-H-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffähige
  • fhäige
  • fähgie
  • fähhige
  • fähieg
  • fähigge
  • fäihge
  • äfhige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fähige - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffähige1fhäige2fähgie2fähhige1fähieg2fähigge1fäihge2äfhige2
Edit distance from "fähige"

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 "fähige"?
"fähige" is spelled F-Ä-H-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːɪɡə].
What does "fähige" mean?
As an adjective, "fähige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig
What words are commonly confused with "fähige"?
"fähige" is commonly confused with "Fahne", "fange", "faire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fähige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fähige" is [ˈfɛːɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fähige" come from?
"fähige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fiasko#31,041feiere#31,037Golfer#31,081growth#31,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

drums8 variantsChiara8 variantsAromen8 variantsAgatha8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list