Frettchen

[ˈfʁɛtçən]

/[ˈfʁɛtçən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Frettchen” is uncommon German (frequency #52,856 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,856
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blassgelber Iltis

Corpus desk

Index DE-frettchen · Frettchen · German

Frettchen · rank #52,856 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,856
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fremdenfeindl…

Nearest frequency peer: fremdenfeindlichen (-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 „Frettchen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Frettchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordFrettchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfʁɛtçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Frettchen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Frettchenfällt 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: „fremdenfeindlichen“ (#52,855), „Frontscheibe“ (#52,857), „fraglos“ (#52,854). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Frettchen“ bei #52,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Frettchen is uncommon German at frequency #52,856 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʁɛtçən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "blassgelber Iltis".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Frettchen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Frettchen, spelled F-R-E-T-T-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    blassgelber Iltis

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Früher verwendete man Frettchen zur Kaninchenjagd.
  2. „Sie war dünn wie ein Frettchen.“

Synonyms

Frett

This word in other languages

ferret(English)hurón(Español)furet(Français)furão(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 "Frettchen"?
"Frettchen" is spelled F-R-E-T-T-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁɛtçən].
What does "Frettchen" mean?
As a noun, "Frettchen" means: blassgelber Iltis
How do you pronounce "Frettchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Frettchen" is [ˈfʁɛtçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Frettchen" come from?
"Frettchen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

folgenlos#52,850Filmtitel#52,840Fehltritt#52,835geschöpft#52,888

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list