faule

/[ˈfaʊ̯lə]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,209

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

faule is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul Pronounced [ˈfaʊ̯lə]. Often confused with full and Foul.

Key facts for faule
PropertyValue
Headwordfaule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈfaʊ̯lə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,209
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of faule in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for faule is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfaʊ̯lə]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,209 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for faule, with forms such as "afule", "falue", and "fauel". 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.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "full", "Foul", "file", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is faule, spelled F-A-U-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afule,falue,fauel,faulle,ffaule,fuale

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for faule

Misspelling Variants of "faule"

afule5falue5fauel5faulle6ffaule6fuale5
Misspelling Variants of "faule"

Frequency rank: #19,209 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "faule"?
"faule" is spelled F-A-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʊ̯lə].
What does "faule" mean?
As an adj, "faule" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
What words are commonly confused with "faule"?
"faule" is commonly confused with "full", "Foul", "file". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "faule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faule" is [ˈfaʊ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faule" come from?
"faule" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.