Fäuste

[ˈfɔɪ̯stə]

/[ˈfɔɪ̯stə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fäuste” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,421
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Faust

Corpus desk

Index DE-fauste · Fäuste · German

Fäuste · rank #26,421 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,421
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fängst

Nearest frequency peer: fängst (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fäuste“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Fäuste“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Fäuste vs feste
50% similar
Fäuste vs fügte
33% similar
Fäuste vs Frust
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Fäuste
PropertyValue
HeadwordFäuste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔɪ̯stə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,421
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fäuste“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fäusteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fängst“ (#26,420), „Fütterung“ (#26,422), „fungierte“ (#26,418). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fäuste“ bei #26,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Fäuste (IPA [ˈfɔɪ̯stə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,421 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fäuste, with forms such as "ffäuste", "fuäste", and "fäsute". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "feste", "fügte", "Frust", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Fäuste, spelled F-Ä-U-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Faust
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Faust
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Faust

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffäuste
  • fuäste
  • fäsute
  • fäuset
  • fäusste
  • fäustte
  • fäutse
  • äfuste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fäuste - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffäuste1fuäste2fäsute2fäuset2fäusste1fäustte1fäutse2äfuste2
Edit distance from "Fäuste"

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 "Fäuste"?
"Fäuste" is spelled F-Ä-U-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔɪ̯stə].
What does "Fäuste" mean?
As a noun, "Fäuste" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Faust
What words are commonly confused with "Fäuste"?
"Fäuste" is commonly confused with "feste", "fügte", "Frust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fäuste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fäuste" is [ˈfɔɪ̯stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fäuste" come from?
"Fäuste" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fängst#26,420Freaks#26,413Gesuch#26,430Heiler#26,451

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

kurios8 variantsKurses8 variantslunch8 variantsMoldau8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list