Fähigkeiten
[ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯tn̩]
The verdict
“Fähigkeiten” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,117
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fähigkeit
Corpus desk
Index DE-fahigkeiten · Fähigkeiten · German
Fähigkeiten · rank #3,117 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #3,117
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Funktionen
Nearest frequency peer: Funktionen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Fähigkeiten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ermittelt
ermittelt
96,887 corpus weight
- fassen
fassen
96,886 corpus weight
- Funktionen
Funktionen
96,885 corpus weight
- Fähigkeiten
Fähigkeiten
96,884 corpus weight
- Gabriel
Gabriel
96,883 corpus weight
- game
game
96,882 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fähigkeiten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fähigkeiten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯tn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #3,117 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fähigkeiten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Fähigkeiten (IPA [ˈfɛːɪçkaɪ̯tn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,117 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fähigkeiten, with forms such as "ffähigkeiten", "fhäigkeiten", and "fähgikeiten". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Fähigkeit", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fähigkeiten, spelled F-Ä-H-I-G-K-E-I-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fähigkeit
- 2Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fähigkeit
- 3Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fähigkeit
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fähigkeit
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffähigkeiten
- fhäigkeiten
- fähgikeiten
- fähhigkeiten
- fähigekiten
- fähiggkeiten
- fähigkeietn
- fähigkeitenn
- fähigkeitne
- fähigkeitten
- fähigketien
- fähigkieten
- fähigkkeiten
- fähikgeiten
- fäihgkeiten
- äfhigkeiten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fähigkeiten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fähigkeiten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Fähigkeiten". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Fähigkeit". View pair
- 16 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #3,117 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.