fix

/[fɪks]/ adj

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,793

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

fix is anGermanadj. It means: starr, unveränderlich Pronounced [fɪks]. It ranks #6,793 in German word frequency. Often confused with fl and FW.

Key facts for fix
PropertyValue
Headwordfix
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[fɪks]
Letters3
Frequency rank#6,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for fix is 3 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɪks]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,793 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.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for fix in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fl", "FW", "fm", 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 fix, spelled F-I-X, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    starr, unveränderlich
  2. 2
    flink, schnell; auf schnelle Art und Weise

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #6,793 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fix"?
"fix" is spelled F-I-X. The IPA pronunciation is [fɪks].
What does "fix" mean?
As an adj, "fix" means: starr, unveränderlich
What words are commonly confused with "fix"?
"fix" is commonly confused with "fl", "FW", "fm". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fix"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fix" is [fɪks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fix" come from?
"fix" 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.