Faschismus
[faˈʃɪsmʊs]
The verdict
“Faschismus” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,317 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,317
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herrschaftssystem in Italien von 1922 bis 1945
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Faschismus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faˈʃɪsmʊs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Faschismus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Faschismus is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [faˈʃɪsmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,317 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Faschismus, with forms such as "afschismus", "facshismus", and "fascchismus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Faschismus, spelled F-A-S-C-H-I-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1Herrschaftssystem in Italien von 1922 bis 1945
- 2(zu Bedeutung [1] verallgemeinert) antidemokratische, antisozialistische, antikommunistische, nationalistische (chauvinistische), rechtsextreme und nach dem Führerprinzip organisierte politische Bewegung, Ideologie sowie Herrschaftsform.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: afschismus,facshismus,fascchismus,faschhismus,faschimsus,faschismmus,faschismsu,faschismuss,faschissmus,faschisums,faschsimus,fascihsmus,fashcismus,fasschismus,ffaschismus,fsachismus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Faschismus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Faschismus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-S-C-H-I-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [faˈʃɪsmʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.