Farbenschwäche
[ˈfaʁbn̩ˌʃvɛçə]
The verdict
“Farbenschwäche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - angeborene oder erworbene Störung der Wahrnehmung von Farben
Corpus desk
Index DE-farbenschwache · Farbenschwäche · German
Farbenschwäche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 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 | Farbenschwäche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaʁbn̩ˌʃvɛçə] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Farbenschwäche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Farbenschwäche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaʁbn̩ˌʃvɛçə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "angeborene oder erworbene Störung der Wahrnehmung von Farben".
Farbenschwäche doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Farbenschwäche, spelled F-A-R-B-E-N-S-C-H-W-Ä-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1angeborene oder erworbene Störung der Wahrnehmung von Farben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Farbenschwäche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Ausprägung der Störungen ist unterschiedlich und reicht von einer im Alltag kaum merklichen Farbenschwäche bis zur vollständigen Farbenblindheit.“
„Dabei ist es wirklich ein Glück, dass ich eine Farbenschwäche habe und daher völlig inkompetent bin, was Bekleidungsfragen betrifft.“
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.