Faun

[faʊ̯n]

/[faʊ̯n]/ noun

The verdict

“Faun” is uncommon German (frequency #63,300 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,300
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - altrömischer Waldgeist oder Gott des Waldes, der gehörnt und bocksfüßig dargestellt wird und in Literatur und Kunst als Symbol der hemmungslosen sexuellen Triebhaftigkeit dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-faun · Faun · German

Faun · rank #63,300 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,300
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH faschistischer

Nearest frequency peer: faschistischer (-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 „Faun“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Faun
PropertyValue
HeadwordFaun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faʊ̯n]
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Faun“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Faunfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „faschistischer“ (#63,299), „fehlerfreien“ (#63,301), „Feindin“ (#63,302). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Faun“ bei #63,300. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Faun is uncommon German at frequency #63,300 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faʊ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Faun in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Faun, spelled F-A-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    altrömischer Waldgeist oder Gott des Waldes, der gehörnt und bocksfüßig dargestellt wird und in Literatur und Kunst als Symbol der hemmungslosen sexuellen Triebhaftigkeit dient
  2. 2
    Mensch, der sehr lüstern ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Faun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Faun ist das römische Pendent zu Pan.
  2. „Seine Gemahlin hieß Fatua oder Fauna, und sie gebar ihm das mißgebildete, zottelhaarige, ziegenfüßige Geschlecht der Faunen, Halbgötter mit Bockshörnern und braunen Nasen, welche in den Wäldern wohnten, diese mit Geschrei erfüllten, und ein Schrecken aller Nymphen und Erdentöchter waren.“

Synonyms

Faunus

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 "Faun"?
"Faun" is spelled F-A-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [faʊ̯n].
What does "Faun" mean?
As a noun, "Faun" means: altrömischer Waldgeist oder Gott des Waldes, der gehörnt und bocksfüßig dargestellt wird und in Literatur und Kunst als Symbol der hemmungslosen sexuellen Triebhaftigkeit dient
How do you pronounce "Faun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Faun" is [faʊ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Faun" come from?
"Faun" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list