Fairfax

[ˈfɛːɐ̯fɛks]

/[ˈfɛːɐ̯fɛks]/ name

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The verdict

“Fairfax” is uncommon German (frequency #66,201 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,201
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ort im US-Bundesstaat Virginia

Corpus desk

Index DE-fairfax · Fairfax · German

Fairfax · rank #66,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,201
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrtwind

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrtwind (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fairfax“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fairfax“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fairfax
PropertyValue
HeadwordFairfax
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈfɛːɐ̯fɛks]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fairfax“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fairfaxfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fahrtwind“ (#66,200), „fallweise“ (#66,202), „familiäres“ (#66,203). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fairfax“ bei #66,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fairfax is uncommon German at frequency #66,201 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈfɛːɐ̯fɛks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ort im US-Bundesstaat Virginia".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fairfax, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fairfax, spelled F-A-I-R-F-A-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ort im US-Bundesstaat Virginia

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Bus nach Fairfax, Virginia, war an dem Abend voll, und Dr. Dallas Hucks musste fast eine Stunde stehen, bevor er einen Sitzplatz bekam.“
  2. „Jana war alleinerziehende Mutter, und wenn sie von der Nachtschicht nach Hause kam, würde sie ihrer Tochter das Frühstück machen und sie nach Fairfax zur Schule bringen.“

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 "Fairfax"?
"Fairfax" is spelled F-A-I-R-F-A-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛːɐ̯fɛks].
What does "Fairfax" mean?
As a proper noun, "Fairfax" means: Ort im US-Bundesstaat Virginia
How do you pronounce "Fairfax"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fairfax" is [ˈfɛːɐ̯fɛks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fairfax" come from?
"Fairfax" 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 "Fairfax", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

farming#66,204fellows#66,209formlos#66,217entlädt#66,170

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list