Fandango
[fanˈdaŋɡo]
The verdict
“Fandango” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - spanischer Tanz im 3/4- oder 6/8-Takt
Corpus desk
Index DE-fandango · Fandango · German
Fandango · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Fandango |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fanˈdaŋɡo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fandango“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fandango is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fanˈdaŋɡo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "spanischer Tanz im 3/4- oder 6/8-Takt".
Fandango doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fandango, spelled F-A-N-D-A-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1spanischer Tanz im 3/4- oder 6/8-Takt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fandango appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man kann auf einem Balle gleichzeitig zuweilen mehrere Hundert Personen den Fandango tanzen sehen; er wird aber immer paarweise getanzt, so daß jedes Paar von dem andern unabhängig ist, und nie werden zwei verschiedene Paare – trotz der gleichen Musik – ihn gleich tanzen.“
„Wir begannen wieder zu tanzen, bis schließlich die Erlaubnis zum Fandango kam, zu dem ich mit meiner Partnerin antrat, die ihn wunderbar tanzte und erstaunt war, daß ein Fremder ihn so gut beherrschte.“
This word in other languages
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.