Favela

[faˈveːla]

/[faˈveːla]/ noun

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The verdict

“Favela” is uncommon German (frequency #87,684 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,684
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elendsviertel am Rande südamerikanischer, insbesondere brasilianischer Städte

Corpus desk

Index DE-favela · Favela · German

Favela · rank #87,684 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,684
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fatales

Nearest frequency peer: fatales (-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 „Favela“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Favela
PropertyValue
HeadwordFavela
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈveːla]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Favela“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fatales“ (#87,683), „Feigenbaum“ (#87,685), „Feldpost“ (#87,686). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Favela“ bei #87,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Favela is uncommon German at frequency #87,684 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈveːla]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Elendsviertel am Rande südamerikanischer, insbesondere brasilianischer Städte".

Favela has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Favela, spelled F-A-V-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elendsviertel am Rande südamerikanischer, insbesondere brasilianischer Städte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Maracanã-Stadion wird für 400 Millionen Euro umgebaut, von Drogenbossen kontrollierte Favelas werden befriedet, Straßen und Hafengegend aufwendig ausgebaut.“

Synonyms

Slum

This word in other languages

favela(English)favela(Español)favela(Français)favela(Português)

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 "Favela"?
"Favela" is spelled F-A-V-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈveːla].
What does "Favela" mean?
As a noun, "Favela" means: Elendsviertel am Rande südamerikanischer, insbesondere brasilianischer Städte
How do you pronounce "Favela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Favela" is [faˈveːla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Favela" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

faltig#87,678Flirts#87,695Floppy#87,696exotic#87,671

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list