Farbige

/[ˈfaʁbɪɡə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,084

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Farbige is aGermannoun. It means: weibliche Person, die einer Bevölkerungsgruppe angehört, deren Haut stark pigmentiert ist, im Gegensatz zum gering pigmentierten Menschentyp, der für Europa, Nordafrika und das westliche Asien char... Pronounced [ˈfaʁbɪɡə]. Often confused with fertige and farbigen.

Key facts for Farbige
PropertyValue
HeadwordFarbige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaʁbɪɡə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,084
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Farbige in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Farbige is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaʁbɪɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,084 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Farbige, with forms such as "afrbige", "fabrige", and "farbbige". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "fertige", "farbigen", "Farbiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Farbige, spelled F-A-R-B-I-G-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die einer Bevölkerungsgruppe angehört, deren Haut stark pigmentiert ist, im Gegensatz zum gering pigmentierten Menschentyp, der für Europa, Nordafrika und das westliche Asien charakteristisch ist
  2. 2
    Angehörige der vorwiegend aus Mischlingen bestehenden und Afrikaans sprechenden Bevölkerungsgruppe in Südafrika

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afrbige,fabrige,farbbige,farbgie,farbieg,farbigge,faribge,farrbige,ffarbige,frabige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Farbige

Misspelling Variants of "Farbige"

afrbige7fabrige7farbbige8farbgie7farbieg7farbigge8faribge7farrbige8
Misspelling Variants of "Farbige"

Frequency rank: #15,084 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Farbige"?
"Farbige" is spelled F-A-R-B-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʁbɪɡə].
What does "Farbige" mean?
As a noun, "Farbige" means: weibliche Person, die einer Bevölkerungsgruppe angehört, deren Haut stark pigmentiert ist, im Gegensatz zum gering pigmentierten Menschentyp, der für Europa, Nordafrika und das westliche Asien char...
What words are commonly confused with "Farbige"?
"Farbige" is commonly confused with "fertige", "farbigen", "Farbiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Farbige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Farbige" is [ˈfaʁbɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Farbige" come from?
"Farbige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.