Fiaker
[ˈfiːakɐ]
The verdict
“Fiaker” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mietkutsche mit zwei Pferden
Corpus desk
Index DE-fiaker · Fiaker · German
Fiaker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fiaker |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfiːakɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fiaker“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fiaker is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfiːakɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fiaker in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Fiaker, spelled F-I-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mietkutsche mit zwei Pferden
- 2Fahrer, Lenker eines Fiakers^([1])
- 3großer Mokka im Glas mit viel Zucker und einem Stamperl Sliwowitz oder Rum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fiaker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er eilte die Treppe hinab, setzte sich in den nächsten Fiaker und fuhr aufs Land.“
„In den engen Gassen der historischen Altstadt war der Fiaker umgestürzt, was die Tiere aber nur weiter aufgestachelt hatte.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.