Fayence
[faˈjɑ̃ːs]
The verdict
“Fayence” 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) - (weiß) deckend glasiertes, oft auch bemaltes keramisches Erzeugnis
Corpus desk
Index DE-fayence · Fayence · German
Fayence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Fayence |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [faˈjɑ̃ːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fayence“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fayence is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [faˈjɑ̃ːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(weiß) deckend glasiertes, oft auch bemaltes keramisches Erzeugnis".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fayence in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fayence, spelled F-A-Y-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1(weiß) deckend glasiertes, oft auch bemaltes keramisches Erzeugnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fayence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Längst nicht so bekannt wie ihre Verwandten aus Faenza in Italien sind unverdienterweise die Kellinghusener Fayencen aus Mittelholstein. Dennoch hat die kunstvolle Herstellung von Tellern und Töpfen, von Krügen und Kummen in der kleinen Stadt eine lange Tradition, die bis auf die Zeit um 1760 zurückreicht.“
„Die Blaue Moschee (Sultan Ahmet Moschee) ist ein einzigartiges Beispiel osmanischer Machtdemonstration mit wunderbaren Fayencen im lichtdurchfluteten Innenraum.“
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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.