fair

[fɛːɐ̯]

/[fɛːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“fair” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,310
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Regeln, Richtlinien entsprechend

Corpus desk

Index DE-fair · fair · German

fair · rank #3,310 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,310
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Englische

Nearest frequency peer: Englische (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “fair”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “fair” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

fair vs fi
50% similar
fair vs für
50% similar
fair vs for
50% similar

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

Key facts for fair
PropertyValue
Headwordfair
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,310
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “fair” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fairliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Englische“ (#3,309), „Finanzierung“ (#3,311), „endgültig“ (#3,308). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around fair (IPA [fɛːɐ̯]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,310 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for fair, with forms such as "afir", "fairr", and "fari". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fi", "für", "for", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fair, spelled F-A-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Regeln, Richtlinien entsprechend
  2. 2
    die Rechte anderer achtend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Kampf verlief absolut fair.
  2. Das Urteil war sehr fair.

Antonyms

unfair

This word in other languages

fair(English)limpio(Español)correct(Français)justo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afir
  • fairr
  • fari
  • ffair
  • fiar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fair - 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.

afir2fairr1fari2ffair1fiar2
Edit distance from "fair"

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 "fair"?
"fair" is spelled F-A-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛːɐ̯].
What does "fair" mean?
As an adjective, "fair" means: den Regeln, Richtlinien entsprechend
What words are commonly confused with "fair"?
"fair" is commonly confused with "fi", "für", "for". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fair"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fair" is [fɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fair" come from?
"fair" 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 "fair", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

free#3,313Deal#3,304Mode#3,331Tode#3,282

Similar misspelling depth

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

allzu5 variantsbaut5 variantsWaffe5 variantsyour5 variants

What to do next

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  • "fair" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "fi". View pair
  • 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #3,310 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list