färbte

[ˈfɛʁptə]

/[ˈfɛʁptə]/ verb

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The verdict

“färbte” is uncommon German (frequency #87,718 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,718
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs färben

Corpus desk

Index DE-farbte · färbte · German

färbte · rank #87,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,718
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fuego

Nearest frequency peer: fuego (-2 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 „färbte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for färbte
PropertyValue
Headwordfärbte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɛʁptə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „färbte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.färbtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fuego“ (#87,716), „fünfundvierzig“ (#87,720), „Gallonen“ (#87,722). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „färbte“ bei #87,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

färbte is uncommon German at frequency #87,718 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɛʁptə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for färbte in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 färbte, spelled F-Ä-R-B-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs färben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs färben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs färben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs färben

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 "färbte"?
"färbte" is spelled F-Ä-R-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛʁptə].
What does "färbte" mean?
As a verb, "färbte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs färben
How do you pronounce "färbte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "färbte" is [ˈfɛʁptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "färbte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gebert#87,723Geckos#87,725Floppy#87,696Flirts#87,695

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list