Fanzine

[ˈfɛnziːn]

/[ˈfɛnziːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fanzine” is uncommon German (frequency #92,876 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,876
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitschrift für Fans

Corpus desk

Index DE-fanzine · Fanzine · German

Fanzine · rank #92,876 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,876
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fahrrinne

Nearest frequency peer: Fahrrinne (-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 „Fanzine“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fanzine“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fanzine
PropertyValue
HeadwordFanzine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛnziːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fanzine“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fanzinefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fahrrinne“ (#92,875), „farblichen“ (#92,877), „Fahrrades“ (#92,874). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fanzine“ bei #92,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fanzine is uncommon German at frequency #92,876 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛnziːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitschrift für Fans".

No misspelling variants are generated for Fanzine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Fanzine, spelled F-A-N-Z-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitschrift für Fans

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Welche Fußball Fanzines lest ihr denn so?
  2. „Der deutsche Metal Hammer wurde ab Ende 1983 an Kiosken verkauft, während sich Rock Hard Anfang 1984 vom selbstgefertigen Fanzine zu einem professionellen Magazin entwickelte.“

This word in other languages

fanzine(English)

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 "Fanzine"?
"Fanzine" is spelled F-A-N-Z-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛnziːn].
What does "Fanzine" mean?
As a noun, "Fanzine" means: Zeitschrift für Fans
How do you pronounce "Fanzine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fanzine" is [ˈfɛnziːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fanzine" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Faszien#92,880exports#92,868exaktes#92,864feudale#92,889

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list