Fäustchen

[ˈfɔɪ̯stçən]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯stçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fäustchen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,440 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,440
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Faust

Corpus desk

Index DE-faustchen · Fäustchen · German

Fäustchen · rank #72,440 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,440
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fränkisches

Nearest frequency peer: fränkisches (-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 „Fäustchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fäustchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFäustchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯stçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,440
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fäustchen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fäustchenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fränkisches“ (#72,439), „Freiheitsentzug“ (#72,436), „Freigelände“ (#72,435). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fäustchen“ bei #72,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fäustchen is uncommon German at frequency #72,440 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯stçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Faust".

Fäustchen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fäustchen, spelled F-Ä-U-S-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Faust

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 "Fäustchen"?
"Fäustchen" is spelled F-Ä-U-S-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯stçən].
What does "Fäustchen" mean?
As a noun, "Fäustchen" means: kleine Faust
How do you pronounce "Fäustchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fäustchen" is [ˈfɔɪ̯stçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fäustchen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fregatten#72,434Fragments#72,430gefahrene#72,450Gegengift#72,452

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list