Fische
[ˈfɪʃə]
The verdict
“Fische” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,082. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,082
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Sternbild der Ekliptik
Corpus desk
Index DE-fische · Fische · German
Fische · rank #5,082 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #5,082
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fielen
Nearest frequency peer: fielen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Fische”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- erreichbar
erreichbar
94,922 corpus weight
- fake
fake
94,921 corpus weight
- fielen
fielen
94,920 corpus weight
- Fische
Fische
94,919 corpus weight
- FPÖ
FPÖ
94,918 corpus weight
- gefüllt
gefüllt
94,917 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Fische” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fische |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪʃə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #5,082 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Fische” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Fische (IPA [ˈfɪʃə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,082 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Sternbild der Ekliptik".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fische, with forms such as "ffische", "ficshe", and "fiscche". 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, "fish", "frisch", "Fläche", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fische, spelled F-I-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1ein Sternbild der Ekliptik
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fische appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Sternbild Fische ist ein relativ großes Sternbild der nördlichen Hemisphäre.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffische
- ficshe
- fiscche
- fisceh
- fischhe
- fishce
- fissche
- fsiche
- ifsche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fische - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fische", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Fische". Here's where to go from here.
- "Fische" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "fish". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #5,082 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.