fajn

[fajn]

/[fajn]/ adj

The verdict

“fajn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine sehr hohe Wertschätzung habend; fein, prima

Corpus desk

Index DE-fajn · fajn · German

fajn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for fajn
PropertyValue
Headwordfajn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fajn]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fajn“ im Deutschen

fajnschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fajn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fajn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine sehr hohe Wertschätzung habend; fein, prima".

fajn doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fajn, spelled F-A-J-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine sehr hohe Wertschätzung habend; fein, prima

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. To je fajn člověk.
  2. To byl opravdu fajn.

Synonyms

fajnovýprima

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fajn"?
"fajn" is spelled F-A-J-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fajn].
What does "fajn" mean?
As an adjective, "fajn" means: eine sehr hohe Wertschätzung habend; fein, prima
How do you pronounce "fajn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fajn" is [fajn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fajn" come from?
"fajn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list