Fieber

/[ˈfiːbɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,828

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Fieber is aGermannoun. It means: Erhöhung der Körpertemperatur im Krankheitsfall; Schutzreaktion des Körpers, um Krankheitserreger abzutöten Pronounced [ˈfiːbɐ]. It ranks #5,828 in German word frequency. Often confused with fiese and fiele.

Key facts for Fieber
PropertyValue
HeadwordFieber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfiːbɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,828
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fieber is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfiːbɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,828 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Fieber, with forms such as "feiber", "ffieber", and "fibeer". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fiese", "fiele", "fixer", 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 Fieber, spelled F-I-E-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erhöhung der Körpertemperatur im Krankheitsfall; Schutzreaktion des Körpers, um Krankheitserreger abzutöten
  2. 2
    Erregung, Anspannung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: feiber,ffieber,fibeer,fiebber,fieberr,fiebre,fieebr,ifeber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Fieber

Misspelling Variants of "Fieber"

feiber6ffieber7fibeer6fiebber7fieberr7fiebre6fieebr6ifeber6
Misspelling Variants of "Fieber"

Frequency rank: #5,828 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fieber"?
"Fieber" is spelled F-I-E-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfiːbɐ].
What does "Fieber" mean?
As a noun, "Fieber" means: Erhöhung der Körpertemperatur im Krankheitsfall; Schutzreaktion des Körpers, um Krankheitserreger abzutöten
What words are commonly confused with "Fieber"?
"Fieber" is commonly confused with "fiese", "fiele", "fixer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fieber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fieber" is [ˈfiːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fieber" come from?
"Fieber" 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.