Fäulnis
[ˈfɔɪ̯lnɪs]
The verdict
“Fäulnis” is uncommon German (frequency #55,335 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,335
- frequency rank, German
- 45,736
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorgang oder Zustand, in dem etwas verfault; sich zersetzt
Corpus desk
Index DE-faulnis · Fäulnis · German
Fäulnis · rank #55,335 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,335
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,736
- PHOTO-FINISH Führungszeugn…
Nearest frequency peer: Führungszeugnis (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Fäulnis”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Funker
Funker
44,669 corpus weight
- Funktionsum…
Funktionsumfang
44,668 corpus weight
- Fäulnis
Fäulnis
44,666 corpus weight
- Führungszeu…
Führungszeugnis
44,665 corpus weight
- Fünfjähriger
Fünfjähriger
44,664 corpus weight
- galaktischen
galaktischen
44,663 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fäulnis” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fäulnis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯lnɪs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #55,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fäulnis” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fäulnis is uncommon German at frequency #55,335 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯lnɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorgang oder Zustand, in dem etwas verfault; sich zersetzt".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fäulnis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Fäulnis, spelled F-Ä-U-L-N-I-S.
Definition
- 1Vorgang oder Zustand, in dem etwas verfault; sich zersetzt
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fäulnis", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.