Fakir
[ˈfaːkiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Fakir” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asket, der sich darum bemüht, durch seine geistigen Kräfte körperlich unempfindlich zu sein oder zu werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-fakir · Fakir · German
Fakir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Fakir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaːkiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fakir“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fakir is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaːkiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fakir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein indischer Fakir liegt auf einem Nagelbrett und demonstriert damit seine Schmerzunempfindlichkeit.
„Neben Franzl hauste ein eigentümlicher, dicker Mann, eine Art von Fakir, der allerdings nicht aus Indien stammte, sondern aus Köln am Rhein.“
Synonyms
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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.