Fahrschein
[ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Fahrschein” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,523 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #40,523
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Schein, der zur Nutzung öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel berechtigt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fahrschein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #40,523 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fahrschein” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fahrschein is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,523 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Schein, der zur Nutzung öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel berechtigt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fahrschein, with forms such as "afhrschein", "fahhrschein", and "fahrcshein". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fahrschein, spelled F-A-H-R-S-C-H-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1ein Schein, der zur Nutzung öffentlicher Verkehrsmittel berechtigt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afhrschein,fahhrschein,fahrcshein,fahrrschein,fahrscchein,fahrscehin,fahrscheinn,fahrscheni,fahrschhein,fahrschien,fahrshcein,fahrsschein,fahsrchein,farhschein,ffahrschein,fharschein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fahrschein - 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.
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.
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Using “Fahrschein”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-H-R-S-C-H-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʃaɪ̯n] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.