fidel

[fiˈdeːl]

/[fiˈdeːl]/ adj

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The verdict

“fidel” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,406
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in bester Laune

Corpus desk

Index DE-fidel · fidel · German

fidel · rank #26,406 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,406
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH FIA

Nearest frequency peer: FIA (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fidel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fidel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fidel vs fil
60% similar
fidel vs fiel
80% similar
fidel vs fire
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fidel
PropertyValue
Headwordfidel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[fiˈdeːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,406
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fidel“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fidelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „FIA“ (#26,405), „Finanzverwaltung“ (#26,407), „feststellte“ (#26,404). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fidel“ bei #26,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around fidel (IPA [fiˈdeːl]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,406 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in bester Laune".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for fidel, with forms such as "fdiel", "ffidel", and "fiddel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fil", "fiel", "fire", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 fidel, spelled F-I-D-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    in bester Laune

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gestern haben wir eine fidele Beerdigung erlebt.
  2. Paula ist eine fidele 3-jährige Hündin.

Synonyms

heiterlustigvergnügt

Antonyms

traurig

This word in other languages

merry(English)gai(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fdiel
  • ffidel
  • fiddel
  • fidell
  • fidle
  • ifdel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fidel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fdiel2ffidel1fiddel1fidell1fidle2ifdel2
Edit distance from "fidel"

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 "fidel"?
"fidel" is spelled F-I-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [fiˈdeːl].
What does "fidel" mean?
As an adjective, "fidel" means: in bester Laune
What words are commonly confused with "fidel"?
"fidel" is commonly confused with "fil", "fiel", "fire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fidel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fidel" is [fiˈdeːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fidel" come from?
"fidel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dünen#26,369Hanse#26,446Deich#26,361comes#26,352

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Dock6 variantsHDMI6 variantsChad6 variantsJuly6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list