Fahnenträger

[ˈfaːnənˌtʁɛːɡɐ]

/[ˈfaːnənˌtʁɛːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fahnenträger” is uncommon German (frequency #58,749 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,749
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine Fahne trägt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahnentrager · Fahnenträger · German

Fahnenträger · rank #58,749 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,749
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fachkenntnisse

Nearest frequency peer: Fachkenntnisse (-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 „Fahnenträger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fahnenträger
PropertyValue
HeadwordFahnenträger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaːnənˌtʁɛːɡɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,749
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fahnenträger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fachkenntnisse“ (#58,748), „Fallbeispiel“ (#58,750), „Fabrikation“ (#58,747). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fahnenträger“ bei #58,749. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fahnenträger is uncommon German at frequency #58,749 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːnənˌtʁɛːɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der eine Fahne trägt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fahnenträger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fahnenträger, spelled F-A-H-N-E-N-T-R-Ä-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine Fahne trägt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Fahnenträger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Der Führer hatte plötzlich unvermittelt den kleinen Fahnenträger, einen fröhlichen, zwölfjährigen Jungen, aufgefordert, die Fahne abzugeben.“

This word in other languages

abanderado(Español)porte-drapeau(Français)

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 "Fahnenträger"?
"Fahnenträger" is spelled F-A-H-N-E-N-T-R-Ä-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːnənˌtʁɛːɡɐ].
What does "Fahnenträger" mean?
As a noun, "Fahnenträger" means: jemand, der eine Fahne trägt
How do you pronounce "Fahnenträger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fahnenträger" is [ˈfaːnənˌtʁɛːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fahnenträger" come from?
"Fahnenträger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fallbeispiel#58,750erträglichen#58,738feststehende#58,764Flaschenhals#58,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list