Farandole
[faʁanˈdoːlə]
The verdict
“Farandole” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein provenzalischer Volkstanz in einem schnellen 6/8 Takt, der als Kettenreigen getanzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-farandole · Farandole · German
Farandole · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Farandole |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faʁanˈdoːlə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Farandole“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Farandole is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [faʁanˈdoːlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein provenzalischer Volkstanz in einem schnellen 6/8 Takt, der als Kettenreigen getanzt wird".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Farandole, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Farandole, spelled F-A-R-A-N-D-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1ein provenzalischer Volkstanz in einem schnellen 6/8 Takt, der als Kettenreigen getanzt wird
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.