Fettgewebe

[ˈfɛtɡəˌveːbə]

/[ˈfɛtɡəˌveːbə]/ noun

The verdict

“Fettgewebe” is uncommon German (frequency #59,639 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,639
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Form des Bindegewebes, die aus Fettzellen aufgebaut ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-fettgewebe · Fettgewebe · German

Fettgewebe · rank #59,639 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,639
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Festpreis

Nearest frequency peer: Festpreis (-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 „Fettgewebe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fettgewebe
PropertyValue
HeadwordFettgewebe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɛtɡəˌveːbə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,639
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fettgewebe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Festpreis“ (#59,638), „fiktiver“ (#59,640), „Feldzuges“ (#59,637). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fettgewebe“ bei #59,639. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fettgewebe is uncommon German at frequency #59,639 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛtɡəˌveːbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Form des Bindegewebes, die aus Fettzellen aufgebaut ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fettgewebe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Fettgewebe, spelled F-E-T-T-G-E-W-E-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Form des Bindegewebes, die aus Fettzellen aufgebaut ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nachdem […] lange Zeit nur zwischen zwei Formen des Fettgewebes mit unterschiedlichen Funktionen – dem weißen und braunen Fettgewebe – unterschieden wurde, ist inzwischen auch eine dritte Form des Fettgewebes – das so genannte beige Fettgewebe – entdeckt worden, das eine Zwischenstellung zwischen den zuvor genannten beiden einnimmt.“

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 "Fettgewebe"?
"Fettgewebe" is spelled F-E-T-T-G-E-W-E-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɛtɡəˌveːbə].
What does "Fettgewebe" mean?
As a noun, "Fettgewebe" means: Form des Bindegewebes, die aus Fettzellen aufgebaut ist
How do you pronounce "Fettgewebe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fettgewebe" is [ˈfɛtɡəˌveːbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fettgewebe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list