fauchen

[ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]

/[ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“fauchen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,913 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,913
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen scharfen, zischenden Ton von sich geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-fauchen · fauchen · German

fauchen · rank #88,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,913
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fatigue

Nearest frequency peer: fatigue (-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 „fauchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fauchen
PropertyValue
Headwordfauchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fauchen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fauchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fatigue“ (#88,912), „fehlschlagen“ (#88,914), „Fesselung“ (#88,916). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fauchen“ bei #88,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fauchen is uncommon German at frequency #88,913 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for fauchen in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fauchen, spelled F-A-U-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen scharfen, zischenden Ton von sich geben
  2. 2
    etwas gereizt, erregt, scharf sagen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn einer Katze etwas nicht gefällt, faucht sie.
  2. Ich solle meinen Mund halten, fauchte sie.

Synonyms

pfauchen

This word in other languages

hiss(English)feuler(Français)

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 "fauchen"?
"fauchen" is spelled F-A-U-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʊ̯xn̩].
What does "fauchen" mean?
As a verb, "fauchen" means: einen scharfen, zischenden Ton von sich geben
How do you pronounce "fauchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fauchen" is [ˈfaʊ̯xn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fatigue#88,912fingert#88,927fitting#88,930Flottes#88,935

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list