Falke

[ˈfalkə]

/[ˈfalkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Falke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,569
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittelgroßer, zum Teil auch kleiner Raubvogel aus der Familie der Falkenartigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-falke · Falke · German

Falke · rank #19,569 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,569
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fairness

Nearest frequency peer: Fairness (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Falke“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Falke“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Falke vs Fall
60% similar
Falke vs fame
40% similar
Falke vs file
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Falke
PropertyValue
HeadwordFalke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfalkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,569
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Falke“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Falkeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Fairness“ (#19,568), „Festnahmen“ (#19,570), „Fahrtrichtung“ (#19,567). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Falke“ bei #19,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Falke (IPA [ˈfalkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,569 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Falke, with forms such as "aflke", "fakle", and "falek". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Fall", "fame", "file", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Falke, spelled F-A-L-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    mittelgroßer, zum Teil auch kleiner Raubvogel aus der Familie der Falkenartigen
  2. 2
    Person, die eine konsequente und „harte“ Vorgehensweise bei Konflikten propagiert
  3. 3
    relativ kleines Geschütz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei vielen Völkern spielt der Falke eine wichtige Rolle in der Mythologie.
  2. „Künftiger Bundesbank-Chef Nagel – Ist er Falke oder Taube?“

Synonyms

FalkFalcoHardliner

Antonyms

Taube

This word in other languages

falcon(English)halcón(Español)faucon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aflke
  • fakle
  • falek
  • falkke
  • fallke
  • ffalke
  • flake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Falke - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aflke2fakle2falek2falkke1fallke1ffalke1flake2
Edit distance from "Falke"

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 "Falke"?
"Falke" is spelled F-A-L-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfalkə].
What does "Falke" mean?
As a noun, "Falke" means: mittelgroßer, zum Teil auch kleiner Raubvogel aus der Familie der Falkenartigen
What words are commonly confused with "Falke"?
"Falke" is commonly confused with "Fall", "fame", "file". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Falke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Falke" is [ˈfalkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Falke" come from?
"Falke" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Flirt#19,575Gerda#19,588gönnt#19,598Degen#19,538

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

domina7 variantsimmens7 variantsBGBl7 variantsbeing7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list