fesch

[fɛʃ]

/[fɛʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“fesch” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,558 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#60,558
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - und auf Menschen ansprechend, anziehend wirkend; sportlich aussehend

Key facts for fesch
PropertyValue
Headwordfesch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fɛʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “fesch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). fesch lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fesch is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,558 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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)

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?
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Using “fesch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-E-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɛʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list