fettem

[ˈfɛtəm]

/[ˈfɛtəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“fettem” is uncommon German (frequency #86,468 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,468
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fett

Corpus desk

Index DE-fettem · fettem · German

fettem · rank #86,468 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,468
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Fiete

Nearest frequency peer: Fiete (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fettem“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fettem“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fettem
PropertyValue
Headwordfettem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɛtəm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#86,468
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fettem“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fettemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Fiete“ (#86,469), „festsetzt“ (#86,466), „Filmproduzenten“ (#86,470). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fettem“ bei #86,468. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fettem is uncommon German at frequency #86,468 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɛtəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for fettem, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fettem, spelled F-E-T-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fett
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fett

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 "fettem"?
"fettem" is spelled F-E-T-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛtəm].
What does "fettem" mean?
As an adjective, "fettem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fett
How do you pronounce "fettem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fettem" is [ˈfɛtəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fettem" come from?
"fettem" 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 "fettem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flutet#86,474fandet#86,454fresco#86,483geduzt#86,511

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list