faules

[ˈfaʊ̯ləs]

/[ˈfaʊ̯ləs]/ adj

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The verdict

“faules” is uncommon German (frequency #53,678 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,678
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-faules · faules · German

faules · rank #53,678 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,678
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fau

Nearest frequency peer: fau (-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 „faules“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for faules
PropertyValue
Headwordfaules
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfaʊ̯ləs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,678
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „faules“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fau“ (#53,677), „fault“ (#53,679), „faseln“ (#53,676). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „faules“ bei #53,678. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

faules is uncommon German at frequency #53,678 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaʊ̯ləs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

faules has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is faules, spelled F-A-U-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul

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 "faules"?
"faules" is spelled F-A-U-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʊ̯ləs].
What does "faules" mean?
As an adjective, "faules" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs faul
How do you pronounce "faules"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "faules" is [ˈfaʊ̯ləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "faules" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

faseln#53,676Frevel#53,699Furche#53,705Gebälk#53,713

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list