fahrig

[ˈfaːʁɪç]

/[ˈfaːʁɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“fahrig” is uncommon German (frequency #92,873 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,873
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geistesabwesend und unkontrolliert in seiner Bewegung

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrig · fahrig · German

fahrig · rank #92,873 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,873
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fahlen

Nearest frequency peer: fahlen (-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 „fahrig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fahrig
PropertyValue
Headwordfahrig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaːʁɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,873
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fahrig“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fahrigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fahlen“ (#92,872), „Fahrrades“ (#92,874), „fagus“ (#92,871). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fahrig“ bei #92,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fahrig is uncommon German at frequency #92,873 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaːʁɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geistesabwesend und unkontrolliert in seiner Bewegung".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fahrig, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fahrig, spelled F-A-H-R-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    geistesabwesend und unkontrolliert in seiner Bewegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Was ist denn nur los mit dir? Du bist heute so fahrig.
  2. „Otto ging fahrig dazwischen.“

This word in other languages

erratic(English)

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 "fahrig"?
"fahrig" is spelled F-A-H-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːʁɪç].
What does "fahrig" mean?
As an adjective, "fahrig" means: geistesabwesend und unkontrolliert in seiner Bewegung
How do you pronounce "fahrig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fahrig" is [ˈfaːʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fahrig" come from?
"fahrig" 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 "fahrig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

fahlen#92,872fliehe#92,900eitlen#92,824eifert#92,809

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list