fairen

[ˈfɛːʁən]

/[ˈfɛːʁən]/ adj

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The verdict

“fairen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,424. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,424
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair

Corpus desk

Index DE-fairen · fairen · German

fairen · rank #11,424 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,424
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH erregt

Nearest frequency peer: erregt (-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 „fairen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fairen“ 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).

fairen vs fire
67% similar
fairen vs Foren
50% similar
fairen vs fixen
67% similar

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

Key facts for fairen
PropertyValue
Headwordfairen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɛːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,424
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fairen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fairenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „erregt“ (#11,423), „Feige“ (#11,425), „entsprechendes“ (#11,422). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fairen“ bei #11,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fairen (IPA [ˈfɛːʁən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,424 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fairen, with forms such as "afiren", "faiern", and "fairenn". 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, "fire", "Foren", "fixen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fairen, spelled F-A-I-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afiren
  • faiern
  • fairenn
  • fairne
  • fairren
  • farien
  • ffairen
  • fiaren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fairen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afiren2faiern2fairenn1fairne2fairren1farien2ffairen1fiaren2
Edit distance from "fairen"

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 "fairen"?
"fairen" is spelled F-A-I-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːʁən].
What does "fairen" mean?
As an adjective, "fairen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fair
What words are commonly confused with "fairen"?
"fairen" is commonly confused with "fire", "Foren", "fixen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fairen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fairen" is [ˈfɛːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fairen" come from?
"fairen" 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 "fairen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

erregt#11,423feiner#11,426Flamme#11,429Einbau#11,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

grant8 variantsrührt8 variantsTaunus8 variantsSuizid8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list