Fresko
[ˈfʁɛsko]
The verdict
“Fresko” is uncommon German (frequency #62,416 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,416
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf noch frischem, feuchtem Putz aus Kalk angefertigte Wand- oder Deckenmalerei
Corpus desk
Index DE-fresko · Fresko · German
Fresko · rank #62,416 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,416
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH freimütig
Nearest frequency peer: freimütig (-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 „Fresko“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Frauenzimmer
Frauenzimmer
37,588 corpus weight
- Freihandels…
Freihandelszone
37,587 corpus weight
- freimütig
freimütig
37,586 corpus weight
- Fresko
Fresko
37,585 corpus weight
- Friedensnob…
Friedensnobelpreisträger
37,584 corpus weight
- frier
frier
37,583 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fresko“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fresko |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʁɛsko] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,416 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fresko“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fresko is uncommon German at frequency #62,416 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛsko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "auf noch frischem, feuchtem Putz aus Kalk angefertigte Wand- oder Deckenmalerei".
No misspelling variants are generated for Fresko in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fresko, spelled F-R-E-S-K-O.
Definition
- 1auf noch frischem, feuchtem Putz aus Kalk angefertigte Wand- oder Deckenmalerei
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fresko appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der römische Architekt Vitruv empfahl sechs Putzschichten, doch bestehen auch die antiken Fresken zumeist nur aus zwei (wie in der Renaissance üblich) bis vier Schichten.
Der Auftrag des Papstes Julius II. an den zunächst widerwilligen Michelangelo (1508) sah eine Übermalung bereits existierender Fresken vor.
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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.
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