Fontäne

[fɔnˈtɛːnə]

/[fɔnˈtɛːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fontäne” is uncommon German (frequency #72,423 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,423
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Druck aus dem Boden, der Erde gepresste Wassersäule

Corpus desk

Index DE-fontane · Fontäne · German

Fontäne · rank #72,423 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,423
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH folger

Nearest frequency peer: folger (-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 „Fontäne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fontäne
PropertyValue
HeadwordFontäne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔnˈtɛːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,423
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fontäne“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fontänefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „folger“ (#72,422), „forsche“ (#72,424), „folgenschweren“ (#72,421). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fontäne“ bei #72,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fontäne is uncommon German at frequency #72,423 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɔnˈtɛːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Fontäne, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fontäne, spelled F-O-N-T-Ä-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch Druck aus dem Boden, der Erde gepresste Wassersäule
  2. 2
    Anlage (oft Brunnen oder Teich) mit künstlich erzeugter Wassersäule

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Fontäne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Viele Geysire stoßen Fontänen aus.
  2. „In den Lüften kreisten die Seevögel mit schrillen Rufen, weit draußen aber stand die Fontäne eines Walfisches.“

This word in other languages

fountain(English)fuente(Español)jet d'eau(Français)fonte(Português)

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 "Fontäne"?
"Fontäne" is spelled F-O-N-T-Ä-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔnˈtɛːnə].
What does "Fontäne" mean?
As a noun, "Fontäne" means: durch Druck aus dem Boden, der Erde gepresste Wassersäule
How do you pronounce "Fontäne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fontäne" is [fɔnˈtɛːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fontäne" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

forsche#72,424flashen#72,414finding#72,409Gardine#72,447

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list