faktischer
[ˈfaktɪʃɐ]
The verdict
“faktischer” is uncommon German (frequency #99,763 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,763
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faktisch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faktischer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfaktɪʃɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #99,763 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “faktischer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
faktischer is uncommon German at frequency #99,763 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaktɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
faktischer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is faktischer, spelled F-A-K-T-I-S-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faktisch
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faktisch
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faktisch
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faktisch
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faktisch
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.
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Using “faktischer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-K-T-I-S-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfaktɪʃɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.