focht

[fɔxt]

/[fɔxt]/ verb

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The verdict

“focht” is uncommon German (frequency #76,782 among 45,736 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,782
frequency rank, German
45,736
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fechten

Key facts for focht
PropertyValue
Headwordfocht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɔxt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “focht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). focht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

focht is uncommon German at frequency #76,782 among 45,736 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [fɔxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for focht in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is focht, spelled F-O-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fechten
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fechten

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 "focht"?
"focht" is spelled F-O-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔxt].
What does "focht" mean?
As a verb, "focht" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fechten
How do you pronounce "focht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "focht" is [fɔxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "focht" come from?
"focht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “focht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-O-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɔxt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list