fechten

Name: fechten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈfɛçtn̩]

/[ˈfɛçtn̩]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“fechten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,573. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,573
frequency rank, German: 3,474
“F” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Klingen (Schwertern, Degen, Säbeln und so weiter) kämpfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fechten · fechten · German

fechten · rank #29,573 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,573
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 3,474
PHOTO-FINISH fertigte

Nearest frequency peer: fertigte (+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.

ETFs

70,433
falschem

70,431
Fastfood

70,430
fechten

70,428
fertigte

70,427
Fokussierung

70,425

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

fechten vs fehlen

71% similar

fechten vs Festen

57% similar

fechten vs Fetten

57% similar

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

Key facts for fechten
Property	Value
Headword	fechten
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈfɛçtn̩]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#29,573
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	17
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fechten“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fechtenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#29,573

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fertigte“ (#29,574), „Fastfood“ (#29,571), „falschem“ (#29,570). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fechten“ bei #29,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fechten (IPA [ˈfɛçtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,573 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fechten, with forms such as "efchten", "fcehten", and "fecchten". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "fehlen", "Festen", "Fetten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 fechten, spelled F-E-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

1
mit Klingen (Schwertern, Degen, Säbeln und so weiter) kämpfen
2
betteln, um etwas bitten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Ich fechte seit meinem zwölften Lebensjahr.
Die Burschen zogen fechtend von Tür zu Tür.

Synonyms

betteln

This word in other languages

fence(English)batirse(Español)croiser le fer(Français)esgrimir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

efchten
fcehten
fecchten
fechetn
fechhten
fechtenn
fechtne
fechtten
fecthen
fehcten
ffechten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fechten - 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.

Edit distance from "fechten"

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 "fechten"?

"fechten" is spelled F-E-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛçtn̩].

What does "fechten" mean?

As a verb, "fechten" means: mit Klingen (Schwertern, Degen, Säbeln und so weiter) kämpfen

What words are commonly confused with "fechten"?

"fechten" is commonly confused with "fehlen", "Festen", "Fetten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "fechten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fechten" is [ˈfɛçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "fechten" come from?

"fechten" 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 "fechten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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