Faible
German, noun/ˈfɛːbəl/
Faible is spelled F-A-I-B-L-E (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written German, the 38,647th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Faible is a German neuter noun meaning “soft spot, weakness, craze (for something or someone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vorliebe, Neigung, Schwäche für etwas oder jemanden; nicht unbedingt begründbare/leicht übertrieben positive…”.
What does Faible mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersoft spot, weakness, craze (for something or someone)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vorliebe, Neigung, Schwäche für etwas oder jemanden; nicht unbedingt begründbare/leicht übertrieben positive Einstellung zu etwas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Faible
- Faibles genitive
- Faiblen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Faible?
- /ˈfɛːbəl/
- /ˈfɛːblə/
- [ˈfɛː-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Faible
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Faible in German?
Faible appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).