fähigsten

[ˈfɛːɪçstn̩]

/[ˈfɛːɪçstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“fähigsten” is uncommon German (frequency #95,588 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,588
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahigsten · fähigsten · German

fähigsten · rank #95,588 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,588
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fässchen

Nearest frequency peer: Fässchen (+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 „fähigsten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fähigsten
PropertyValue
Headwordfähigsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɛːɪçstn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#95,588
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fähigsten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fähigstenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fässchen“ (#95,589), „Fussel“ (#95,586), „furchterregend“ (#95,585). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fähigsten“ bei #95,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fähigsten is uncommon German at frequency #95,588 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɛːɪçstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fähigsten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fähigsten, spelled F-Ä-H-I-G-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig

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 "fähigsten"?
"fähigsten" is spelled F-Ä-H-I-G-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːɪçstn̩].
What does "fähigsten" mean?
As an adjective, "fähigsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs fähig
How do you pronounce "fähigsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fähigsten" is [ˈfɛːɪçstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fähigsten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list