Fährte

[ˈfɛːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈfɛːɐ̯tə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fährte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,594
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fußabdrücke (eines Tieres) auf dem Boden

Corpus desk

Index DE-fahrte · Fährte · German

Fährte · rank #33,594 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,594
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fundamentalis…

Nearest frequency peer: Fundamentalisten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fährte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fährte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fährte vs fate
33% similar
Fährte vs Farbe
50% similar
Fährte vs führe
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fährte
PropertyValue
HeadwordFährte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛːɐ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,594
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fährte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fährteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fundamentalisten“ (#33,593), „Föhn“ (#33,595), „Frauenarzt“ (#33,592). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fährte“ bei #33,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Fährte (IPA [ˈfɛːɐ̯tə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,594 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fährte, with forms such as "ffährte", "fhärte", and "fähhrte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fate", "Farbe", "führe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fährte, spelled F-Ä-H-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fußabdrücke (eines Tieres) auf dem Boden
  2. 2
    etwas, das auf den Täter eines Verbrechens hindeutet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Jäger verfolgen eine falsche Fährte.
  2. „Roberts sprang bei diesen Worten vom Pferde und eilte zu dem Platze, wo Eddy, eine junge Hündin, augenscheinlich mit der sehr interessanten Besichtigung einer noch frischen Fährte beschäftigt war.“

Synonyms

AbdruckEindruckSpurGeläufInsiegelKranzTrittSchleppe

This word in other languages

trail(English)rastro(Español)piste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffährte
  • fhärte
  • fähhrte
  • fähret
  • fährrte
  • fährtte
  • fähtre
  • färhte
  • äfhrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fährte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffährte1fhärte2fähhrte1fähret2fährrte1fährtte1fähtre2färhte2
Edit distance from "Fährte"

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 "Fährte"?
"Fährte" is spelled F-Ä-H-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːɐ̯tə].
What does "Fährte" mean?
As a noun, "Fährte" means: Fußabdrücke (eines Tieres) auf dem Boden
What words are commonly confused with "Fährte"?
"Fährte" is commonly confused with "fate", "Farbe", "führe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fährte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fährte" is [ˈfɛːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fährte" come from?
"Fährte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Gideon#33,611Gluten#33,613enough#33,562Happen#33,626

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Erbauer9 variantsEnkeln9 variantsHolzes9 variantsDiskus9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list