Farsi

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The verdict

“Farsi” is uncommon German (frequency #67,202 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,202
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Persische; eine plurizentrische Sprache, die im zentral- und südwestlichen Asien gesprochen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-farsi · Farsi · German

Farsi · rank #67,202 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,202
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fanfaren

Nearest frequency peer: Fanfaren (-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 „Farsi“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Farsi
PropertyValue
HeadwordFarsi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Farsi“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Farsifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fanfaren“ (#67,201), „feinstes“ (#67,203), „Fallstricke“ (#67,200). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Farsi“ bei #67,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Farsi is uncommon German at frequency #67,202 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Persische; eine plurizentrische Sprache, die im zentral- und südwestlichen Asien gesprochen wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Farsi in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Farsi, spelled F-A-R-S-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Persische; eine plurizentrische Sprache, die im zentral- und südwestlichen Asien gesprochen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wie kann ich mein Farsi verbessern?
  2. Das Farsi hat zahlreiche arabische, französische und zunehmend auch englische Wörter integriert.

Synonyms

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); 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 "Farsi"?
"Farsi" is spelled F-A-R-S-I. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Farsi" mean?
As a noun, "Farsi" means: das Persische; eine plurizentrische Sprache, die im zentral- und südwestlichen Asien gesprochen wird
How do you pronounce "Farsi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Farsi" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Farsi" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list