faken

[ˈfɛɪ̯kn̩]

/[ˈfɛɪ̯kn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“faken” is uncommon German (frequency #80,337 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,337
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas (etwa Informationen) verfälschen, etwas unrichtig darstellen, etwas täuschend echt imitieren oder simulieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-faken · faken · German

faken · rank #80,337 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,337
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrradkette

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrradkette (-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 „faken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for faken
PropertyValue
Headwordfaken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛɪ̯kn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,337
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „faken“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fakenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fahrradkette“ (#80,336), „Familienforschung“ (#80,338), „Fahrgemeinschaft“ (#80,335). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „faken“ bei #80,337. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faken is uncommon German at frequency #80,337 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛɪ̯kn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for faken in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is faken, spelled F-A-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas (etwa Informationen) verfälschen, etwas unrichtig darstellen, etwas täuschend echt imitieren oder simulieren
  2. 2
    im Internet unter einem falschen Namen aktiv sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das vermeintliche Beweisstück erwies sich als gefakt.
  2. Mit gefakten Arbeitszeugnissen verschaffte er sich seine neue Stelle.

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 "faken"?
"faken" is spelled F-A-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛɪ̯kn̩].
What does "faken" mean?
As a verb, "faken" means: etwas (etwa Informationen) verfälschen, etwas unrichtig darstellen, etwas täuschend echt imitieren oder simulieren
How do you pronounce "faken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faken" is [ˈfɛɪ̯kn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "faken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

favor#80,345Ewert#80,322fonts#80,362Emmys#80,299

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list