fesch

[fɛʃ]

/[fɛʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“fesch” is uncommon German (frequency #60,558 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,558
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - und auf Menschen ansprechend, anziehend wirkend; sportlich aussehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-fesch · fesch · German

fesch · rank #60,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,558
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fertiggestell…

Nearest frequency peer: fertiggestellte (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “fesch”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “fesch” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fesch
PropertyValue
Headwordfesch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “fesch” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.feschliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „fertiggestellte“ (#60,557), „Feierlichkeit“ (#60,556), „Fettsack“ (#60,560). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fesch is uncommon German at frequency #60,558 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fɛʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for fesch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is fesch, spelled F-E-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    und auf Menschen ansprechend, anziehend wirkend; sportlich aussehend
  2. 2
    nett, freundlich, nicht langweilig (fad)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ist aber ein fesches Bild.
  2. „Ich bin die fesche Lola, der Liebling der Saison. Ich hab' ein Pianola zu Haus' in meinem Salon ...“

Synonyms

ansprechendattraktivflottschickschmuckschniekeverführerisch

This word in other languages

fashionable(English)bonito(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 "fesch"?
"fesch" is spelled F-E-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛʃ].
What does "fesch" mean?
As an adjective, "fesch" means: und auf Menschen ansprechend, anziehend wirkend; sportlich aussehend
How do you pronounce "fesch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fesch" is [fɛʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fesch" come from?
"fesch" 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 "fesch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list