fare

[ˈfaːre]

/[ˈfaːre]/ verb

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The verdict

“fare” is uncommon German (frequency #79,142 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,142
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - machen, tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-fare · fare · German

fare · rank #79,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,142
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fatwa

Nearest frequency peer: Fatwa (+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 „fare“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fare
PropertyValue
Headwordfare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfaːre]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fare“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fatwa“ (#79,143), „Farbpalette“ (#79,140), „feinstem“ (#79,145). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fare“ bei #79,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fare is uncommon German at frequency #79,142 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfaːre]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 14 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fare, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fare, spelled F-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    machen, tun
  2. 2
    erschaffen, herstellen
  3. 3
    kochen, zubereiten
  4. 4
    treiben, betreiben
  5. 5
    spielen, sich benehmen, sich anstellen
  6. 6
    sein
  7. 7
    zurücklegen, fahren
  8. 8
    (an der Universität) studieren
  9. 9
    lernen
  10. 10
    packen, schaffen
  11. 11
    entscheiden
  12. 12
    machen, tun
  13. 13
    lassen
  14. 14
    fungieren, darstellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A: Che cosa fa? (Was sind Sie (beruflich)?); B: Faccio il medico. (Ich bin Mediziner.)
  2. Che cosa facciamo oggi? (Was machen wir heute?)

Synonyms

sbrigare

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 "fare"?
"fare" is spelled F-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaːre].
What does "fare" mean?
As a verb, "fare" means: machen, tun
How do you pronounce "fare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fare" is [ˈfaːre]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fare" come from?
"fare" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gaue#79,182Eide#79,095Deen#79,046daly#79,038

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list