famose

[faˈmoːzə]

/[faˈmoːzə]/ adj

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The verdict

“famose” is uncommon German (frequency #75,618 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,618
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos

Key facts for famose
PropertyValue
Headwordfamose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[faˈmoːzə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,618
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “famose” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). famose lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

famose is uncommon German at frequency #75,618 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [faˈmoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for famose, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 famose, spelled F-A-M-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos

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 "famose"?
"famose" is spelled F-A-M-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈmoːzə].
What does "famose" mean?
As an adjective, "famose" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs famos
How do you pronounce "famose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "famose" is [faˈmoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "famose" come from?
"famose" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “famose”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-A-M-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [faˈmoːzə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list