faulig
[ˈfaʊ̯lɪç]
The verdict
“faulig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verdorben, schlecht
Corpus desk
Index DE-faulig · faulig · German
faulig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | faulig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈfaʊ̯lɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „faulig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
faulig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfaʊ̯lɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "verdorben, schlecht".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for faulig, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 faulig, spelled F-A-U-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1verdorben, schlecht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faulig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Lebensmittel riechen schon faulig und sind eindeutig nicht mehr genießbar.
Das Wasser schmeckte faulig.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.