Favelas

[faˈveːlas]

/[faˈveːlas]/ noun

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The verdict

“Favelas” is uncommon German (frequency #99,769 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,769
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-favelas · Favelas · German

Favelas · rank #99,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,769
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH faste

Nearest frequency peer: faste (-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 „Favelas“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Favelas
PropertyValue
HeadwordFavelas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[faˈveːlas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Favelas“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „faste“ (#99,768), „famosen“ (#99,767), „Familienglück“ (#99,766). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Favelas“ bei #99,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Favelas is uncommon German at frequency #99,769 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈveːlas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Favelas in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Favelas, spelled F-A-V-E-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Favela
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Favela
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Favela
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Favela

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 "Favelas"?
"Favelas" is spelled F-A-V-E-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [faˈveːlas].
What does "Favelas" mean?
As a noun, "Favelas" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Favela
How do you pronounce "Favelas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Favelas" is [faˈveːlas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Favelas" come from?
"Favelas" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

famosen#99,767fetzige#99,783entehrt#99,726eitrige#99,720

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list