Fairway
[ˈfɛːɐ̯veː]
The verdict
“Fairway” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz gemähte Grasfläche zwischen dem Abschlag und dem Grün einer Spielbahn
Corpus desk
Index DE-fairway · Fairway · German
Fairway · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fairway |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːɐ̯veː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fairway“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fairway is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛːɐ̯veː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurz gemähte Grasfläche zwischen dem Abschlag und dem Grün einer Spielbahn".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fairway, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fairway, spelled F-A-I-R-W-A-Y.
Definition
- 1kurz gemähte Grasfläche zwischen dem Abschlag und dem Grün einer Spielbahn
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fairway appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sein Drive blieb gerade noch auf dem Fairway liegen, so dass der zweite Schlag aufs Grün kein Problem sein sollte.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.