Fontänen

[fɔnˈtɛːnən]

/[fɔnˈtɛːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fontänen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,967 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,967
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fontäne

Corpus desk

Index DE-fontanen · Fontänen · German

Fontänen · rank #83,967 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,967
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Folterungen

Nearest frequency peer: Folterungen (-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 „Fontänen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fontänen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFontänen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔnˈtɛːnən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,967
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fontänen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Fontänenfällt 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: „Folterungen“ (#83,966), „forced“ (#83,968), „Foundations“ (#83,969). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fontänen“ bei #83,967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fontänen is uncommon German at frequency #83,967 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɔnˈtɛːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Fontänen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Fontänen, spelled F-O-N-T-Ä-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fontäne
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Fontäne
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Fontäne
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Fontäne

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 "Fontänen"?
"Fontänen" is spelled F-O-N-T-Ä-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔnˈtɛːnən].
What does "Fontänen" mean?
As a noun, "Fontänen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Fontäne
How do you pronounce "Fontänen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fontänen" is [fɔnˈtɛːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fontänen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Freilauf#83,975fütterte#83,986gebuchte#84,000Geissens#84,009

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list