Fechter

[ˈfɛçtɐ]

/[ˈfɛçtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fechter” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,528
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler, der das Fechten ausübt

Corpus desk

Index DE-fechter · Fechter · German

Fechter · rank #40,528 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,528
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH FDA

Nearest frequency peer: FDA (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Fechter“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Fechter vs Fehler
71% similar
Fechter vs fester
57% similar
Fechter vs fetter
57% similar

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

Key facts for Fechter
PropertyValue
HeadwordFechter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛçtɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,528
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fechter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fechterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „FDA“ (#40,527), „favorisierten“ (#40,526), „Felswand“ (#40,530). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fechter“ bei #40,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Fechter (IPA [ˈfɛçtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,528 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sportler, der das Fechten ausübt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fechter, with forms such as "efchter", "fcehter", and "fecchter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Fehler", "fester", "fetter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fechter, spelled F-E-C-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportler, der das Fechten ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Fechter erreichten einen Platz am Siegespodest.
  2. „Er war ein sehr guter Fechter gewesen, vor dem Krieg der beste Fechter Italiens.“

This word in other languages

fencer(English)esgrimista(Español)escrimeur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efchter
  • fcehter
  • fecchter
  • fechetr
  • fechhter
  • fechterr
  • fechtre
  • fechtter
  • fecther
  • fehcter
  • ffechter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fechter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

efchter2fcehter2fecchter1fechetr2fechhter1fechterr1fechtre2fechtter1
Edit distance from "Fechter"

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 "Fechter"?
"Fechter" is spelled F-E-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛçtɐ].
What does "Fechter" mean?
As a noun, "Fechter" means: Sportler, der das Fechten ausübt
What words are commonly confused with "Fechter"?
"Fechter" is commonly confused with "Fehler", "fester", "fetter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fechter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fechter" is [ˈfɛçtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fechter" come from?
"Fechter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

flowers#40,537ertönen#40,516füttere#40,548gemalte#40,556

Similar misspelling depth

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

hellsten11 variantsCumshot11 variantscharter11 variantsholprig11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list