fesseln
[ˈfɛsl̩n]
The verdict
“fesseln” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,428
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden (an etwas) festbinden und damit bewegungsunfähig machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fesseln · fesseln · German
fesseln · rank #11,428 · 10 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,428
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fertiggestellt
Nearest frequency peer: fertiggestellt (-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 “fesseln”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Feige
Feige
88,576 corpus weight
- feiner
feiner
88,575 corpus weight
- fertiggeste…
fertiggestellt
88,574 corpus weight
- fesseln
fesseln
88,573 corpus weight
- Flamme
Flamme
88,572 corpus weight
- fordere
fordere
88,571 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “fesseln” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fesseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɛsl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fesseln” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around fesseln (IPA [ˈfɛsl̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,428 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for fesseln, with forms such as "efsseln", "feseln", and "fesesln". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Festen", "Füssen", "fressen", 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fesseln, spelled F-E-S-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden (an etwas) festbinden und damit bewegungsunfähig machen
- 2jemanden stark beeindrucken, für sich einnehmen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fesseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Gefangenen werden gefesselt.
Das vergewaltigte Opfer wurde verängstigt sowie an Händen und Füßen an ein Bett gefesselt von der Polizei aufgefunden.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- efsseln
- feseln
- fesesln
- fesselln
- fesselnn
- fessenl
- fesslen
- feßeln
- ffesseln
- fseseln
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fesseln - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fesseln", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "fesseln". Here's where to go from here.
- "fesseln" maps to 10 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Festen". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,428 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.