Fakir
[ˈfaːkiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Fakir” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Asket, der sich darum bemüht, durch seine geistigen Kräfte körperlich unempfindlich zu sein oder zu werden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fakir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːkiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fakir” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fakir is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaːkiːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Fakir in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fakir, spelled F-A-K-I-R.
Definition
- 1Asket, der sich darum bemüht, durch seine geistigen Kräfte körperlich unempfindlich zu sein oder zu werden
- 2Person, die auf einer Bühne, im Schaustellergewerbe, als Fakir auftritt
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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.
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Using “Fakir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-K-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaːkiːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.