Fasan

[faˈzaːn]

/[faˈzaːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fasan” is uncommon German (frequency #77,945 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,945
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einige Vogelarten aus der Familie Phasianidae

Corpus desk

Index DE-fasan · Fasan · German

Fasan · rank #77,945 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,945
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fails

Nearest frequency peer: fails (-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 „Fasan“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fasan
PropertyValue
HeadwordFasan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈzaːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,945
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fasan“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fails“ (#77,943), „Favoritenrolle“ (#77,947), „Fehleinschätzungen“ (#77,948). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fasan“ bei #77,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fasan is uncommon German at frequency #77,945 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈzaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Fasan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fasan, spelled F-A-S-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einige Vogelarten aus der Familie Phasianidae
  2. 2
    speziell die Vogelart Phasianus colchicus
  3. 3
    Speisekartoffel: Sortenname: Fasan NN

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Männchen vieler Fasane sind sehr farbenprächtig.
  2. Der Fasan ist ein Vogel, der aus Mittelasien stammt.

This word in other languages

pheasant(English)faisán(Español)faisan(Français)faisão(Português)

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 "Fasan"?
"Fasan" is spelled F-A-S-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈzaːn].
What does "Fasan" mean?
As a noun, "Fasan" means: einige Vogelarten aus der Familie Phasianidae
How do you pronounce "Fasan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fasan" is [faˈzaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fasan" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fails#77,943fader#77,940Espen#77,928fossa#77,973

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list