fakultativ
[ˌfakʊltaˈtiːf]
The verdict
“fakultativ” is uncommon German (frequency #79,137 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,137
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - möglich, aber nicht zwingend erforderlich; freiwillig
Corpus desk
Index DE-fakultativ · fakultativ · German
fakultativ · rank #79,137 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,137
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Familienfotos
Nearest frequency peer: Familienfotos (+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 „fakultativ“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Fahnenflucht
Fahnenflucht
20,867 corpus weight
- Fahrertür
Fahrertür
20,866 corpus weight
- fakultativ
fakultativ
20,864 corpus weight
- Familienfot…
Familienfotos
20,863 corpus weight
- Farbpalette
Farbpalette
20,861 corpus weight
- fare
fare
20,859 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fakultativ“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fakultativ |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌfakʊltaˈtiːf] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #79,137 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fakultativ“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fakultativ is uncommon German at frequency #79,137 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌfakʊltaˈtiːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fakultativ, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 fakultativ, spelled F-A-K-U-L-T-A-T-I-V.
Definition
- 1möglich, aber nicht zwingend erforderlich; freiwillig
- 2so, dass man es im Satzzusammenhang einsetzen kann, aber nicht einsetzen muss
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fakultativ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fakultative Anaerobier sind Organismen, die in der Lage sind, auch unter Abwesenheit von Sauerstoff zu überleben.
Der Ausflug auf dem Kreuzfahrtschiff ist fakultativ, er gehört nicht zum Pflichtprogramm und ist in der Regel mit Zusatzkosten verbunden.
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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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