Fetisch

/[ˈfeːtɪʃ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,652

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Fetisch is aGermannoun. It means: kultischer Gegenstand, dem besondere Eigenschaften zugesprochen werden Pronounced [ˈfeːtɪʃ]. Often confused with Fisch and frisch.

Key facts for Fetisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordFetisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfeːtɪʃ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,652
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Fetisch in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fetisch is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfeːtɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,652 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fetisch, with forms such as "eftisch", "feitsch", and "feticsh". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Fisch", "frisch", "futsch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Fetisch, spelled F-E-T-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kultischer Gegenstand, dem besondere Eigenschaften zugesprochen werden
  2. 2
    auf Gegenstände oder bestimmte Körperteile gerichteter Sexualtrieb
  3. 3
    von der (vermeintlichen) Norm abweichender Sexualtrieb

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eftisch,feitsch,feticsh,fetiscch,fetischh,fetishc,fetissch,fetsich,fettisch,ffetisch,fteisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fetisch

Misspelling Variants of "Fetisch"

eftisch7feitsch7feticsh7fetiscch8fetischh8fetishc7fetissch8fetsich7
Misspelling Variants of "Fetisch"

Frequency rank: #10,652 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fetisch"?
"Fetisch" is spelled F-E-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfeːtɪʃ].
What does "Fetisch" mean?
As a noun, "Fetisch" means: kultischer Gegenstand, dem besondere Eigenschaften zugesprochen werden
What words are commonly confused with "Fetisch"?
"Fetisch" is commonly confused with "Fisch", "frisch", "futsch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fetisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fetisch" is [ˈfeːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fetisch" come from?
"Fetisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.