Fatwa
[ˈfatva]
The verdict
“Fatwa” is uncommon German (frequency #79,143 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,143
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nebenform von Fetwa
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fatwa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfatva] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #79,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fatwa” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fatwa is uncommon German at frequency #79,143 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfatva]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nebenform von Fetwa".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fatwa in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fatwa, spelled F-A-T-W-A.
Definition
- 1Nebenform von Fetwa
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 “Fatwa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-A-T-W-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfatva] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.