Fäustel
[ˈfɔɪ̯stl̩]
The verdict
“Fäustel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein meist kurzstieliger Hammer mit zwei großen Auftreffflächen (Bahnen) ähnlich der einer Faust (mit spezieller geriffelter Oberfläche auch von Müllern zur Bearbeitung von Mühlsteinen)
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Index DE-faustel · Fäustel · German
Fäustel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Fäustel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔɪ̯stl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fäustel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fäustel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔɪ̯stl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Fäustel in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fäustel, spelled F-Ä-U-S-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein meist kurzstieliger Hammer mit zwei großen Auftreffflächen (Bahnen) ähnlich der einer Faust (mit spezieller geriffelter Oberfläche auch von Müllern zur Bearbeitung von Mühlsteinen)
- 2eine bestimmte Form des Faustkeils aus dem Mittelpaläolithikum
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fäustel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die kleinen Steine werden mit dem Fäustel bearbeitet.
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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.