fixes

[ˈfɪksəs]

/[ˈfɪksəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“fixes” is uncommon German (frequency #63,314 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,314
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fix

Corpus desk

Index DE-fixes · fixes · German

fixes · rank #63,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,314
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH finnischer

Nearest frequency peer: finnischer (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „fixes“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „fixes“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fixes
PropertyValue
Headwordfixes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɪksəs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „fixes“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fixesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „finnischer“ (#63,313), „flackern“ (#63,315), „Filmkunst“ (#63,312). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fixes“ bei #63,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fixes is uncommon German at frequency #63,314 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈfɪksəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fixes, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fixes, spelled F-I-X-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fix
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fix
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fix
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fix

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 "fixes"?
"fixes" is spelled F-I-X-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɪksəs].
What does "fixes" mean?
As an adjective, "fixes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fix
How do you pronounce "fixes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fixes" is [ˈfɪksəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fixes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ferro#63,307erwog#63,283Dorfs#63,234chose#63,209

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list