fauler

Name: fauler, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfaʊ̯lɐ]

/[ˈfaʊ̯lɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fauler” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,043. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,043
frequency rank, German: 3,474
“F” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul

Corpus desk

Index DE-fauler · fauler · German

fauler · rank #30,043 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #30,043
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-MID 3,474
PHOTO-FINISH FDJ

Nearest frequency peer: FDJ (+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.

erstaunlich…

69,962
Europameist…

69,961
fancy

69,960
fauler

69,958
FDJ

69,957
Feldkirch

69,955

What this shows „fauler“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fauler vs fler

67% similar

fauler vs Feuer

50% similar

fauler vs früher

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fauler
Property	Value
Headword	fauler
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈfaʊ̯lɐ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#30,043
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fauler“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).faulerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#30,043

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „FDJ“ (#30,044), „fancy“ (#30,041), „Europameisterschaften“ (#30,040). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fauler“ bei #30,043. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around fauler (IPA [ˈfaʊ̯lɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,043 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fauler, with forms such as "afuler", "faluer", and "fauelr". 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, "fler", "Feuer", "früher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fauler, spelled F-A-U-L-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

afuler
faluer
fauelr
faulerr
fauller
faulre
ffauler
fualer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fauler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "fauler"

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 "fauler"?

"fauler" is spelled F-A-U-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʊ̯lɐ].

What does "fauler" mean?

As an adjective, "fauler" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul

What words are commonly confused with "fauler"?

"fauler" is commonly confused with "fler", "Feuer", "früher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fauler"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fauler" is [ˈfaʊ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fauler" come from?

"fauler" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

fancy8 variants Dunst8 variants crown8 variants Halts8 variants